yes they make small outboards just for them...rated up to 4hp...my buddy has one just like mine and he uses the motor and it works really killer...I dont use the seat to stand on but just to sit...I use it for the client to sit on and I usually will jump up on the canoe seat itself or a milk crate behind the seat...I can do this solo as well but I dont like to be that far away from my rod if fishing myself so I stand on the bottom of the canoe