An engine for an outboard motor includes one or more intake conduits that extend along an engine body thereof. A bracket supports one cable terminal disposed generally in a space formed between the engine body and the intake conduits. The cable terminal includes a coupling member that has first and second coupling ends. The first coupling end is connected to a starter motor by a first cable that extends within the space. The second coupling end is positioned to expose itself between the intake conduits and is connectable to an anode of a battery disposed on an associated watercraft by a second cable. The bracket defines another cable terminal disposed generally in the space. The another cable terminal is also positioned to expose itself between the intake conduits and is connectable to a cathode of the battery by a third cable.