Well now you can! I recently powered my kayak with a Newport vessels, NK 300 and it has been the best investment I have made in my hobby in a long while! It’s such an amazing product. I powered my daughter’s kayak as well! As a tournament angler, my objective is to cover lots of water, and sometimes in the short amount of time I have to fish. But with this addition to my kayak, I have been able to cover huge amounts of water. I’m talking 20+ miles in an afternoon. I had powered it before with a 55 power thrust trolling motor, but never could get the distance, run time or three times the amount of power I have now. If you’re looking to power your kayak with an electric motor – save the money that you would normally spend on a trolling motor and go get you the NK 300… Trust me the fun that awaits you is completely worth the money you will spend on it. And don’t forget to get the 60 amp long life battery As it really is the best option for the longest runtime. I received my motor within a week, perfectly packaged and with simple instructions. Lastly, I have used this for almost a year and have received nothing but trouble free service. I have run this motor at half the capacity and enjoy more than three times the amount of power than I had before. - just excellent!