You might be right about a jet not handling properly. I doubt that many or any of you have seen a canoe as big as this thing. It will easily handle a 10 hp motor. I have ran it for many years on rivers as large as the Missouri and Mississipi and as small as the Huzzah. I've ran it with a guy over 400 lbs. Ran it stacked high with gear and deer on hunting trips. Never even come close to capsizing. It goes where my big jet won't.
The manufacturer of these boats, sells quite a few of them to people who use them to haul their Moose out.
I'll probably go with a 10 hp.