Abstract: A dual clutch forward/reverse unit includes a pair of spring engaged clutch units and a pair of lifter pins, each pin operable to disengage a corresponding one of the clutches. An actuator mechanism for the forward/reverse unit includes a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, and a hollow cylindrical sleeve rotatably mounted on the shaft. The shaft and the sleeve are operatively coupled to the lifter pins. The shaft has a pair of cam surfaces formed on an outer periphery thereof. The sleeve has a pair of openings through which the cam surfaces are exposed. A pair of lifters are pivotally supported in the housing. Each lifter has one side engaging a corresponding one of the lifter pins, and has another part engagable with one of the cam surfaces through a corresponding one of the openings. Each cam surface is thus operatively coupled to one of the lifter pins by a lifter.