About Mountain Sports Kayak Motors
A kayak motor isn't just a smaller version of a boat motor — it's a propulsion system designed to fit hulls that weren't built around an outboard. Modern setups are electric, lightweight, and modular: brushless motors mounted on the transom, slotted into a gear track, or paired with a rudder pin, drawing from a lithium battery sized to your trip length. Thrust ratings matter (most kayaks run well in the 18–55 lb range), but so does mount compatibility, saltwater versus freshwater rating, and whether the throttle is wired or wireless. Mountain Sports stocks complete kits and individual components from brands paddlers and tournament anglers trust, along with the mounting hardware, charging accessories, and replacement parts to keep them running season after season.
Pair a motor with one of our kayaks, add the right paddling accessories, and round out the kit with on-water apparel and water shoes for launch days. Mountain Sports started as a small canoe rental shop more than 50 years ago and has been outfitting paddlers and kayak anglers ever since — message us, call (817) 823-0010, or email hospitality@mountainsports.com if you want help matching a motor to your hull, picking battery capacity for your typical trip length, or talking through whether a motor's actually the right move for the kind of paddling you do. Real questions get real answers — including "maybe you don't need one."
