A marine drive has a propulsion device. A transmission is coupled with the propulsion
device. A shift mechanism moves the transmission between a first position in which
the propulsion device is set to a first mode and a second position in which the
propulsion device is set to a second mode. The shift mechanism has a shift unit
movable between a first shift position and a second shift position. The transmission
moves to the first position while the shift unit moves toward the first shift position,
and moves to the second position while the shift unit moves toward the second shift
position. An electrically operable shift actuator is supported by the drive body.
The shift actuator has an actuating member that preferably is detachably coupled
with the shift unit.
