Picture shown trolling motor being used, but not warrantied by the factory. They had one customer that supposidly "hit a stump w/ a 2.5HP outboard and the transom cracked". The factory got nervous and in our opinion over reacted and decided to no longer warranty the boat w/ use of any motor. Before this happened we took and used the boat with a trolling motor and it worked perfectly without problems in any way. DirectBoats.com does not warranty boats either so we have to pass this information on. If you choose to use a motor please be advised it will not be warrantied against cracking. Our pictures and videos that we use are for informational use only, buyer beware.