Motor assisted paddlecraft

A paddlecraft comprising:

• a motor driven propeller that assists with paddlecraft movement, the motor driven propeller being located in an elongated channel within a paddlecraft base and in contact with and propelling water therethrough when the paddlecraft is on water, the motor driven propeller driving water flow from an inlet side to an outlet side of the motor driven propeller via the elongated channel to drive movement of the paddlecraft;
• wherein the motor driven propeller is recessed into the elongated channel so that at least 80% of the motor driven propeller lies within an envelope defined by a hull exterior of the paddlecraft;
• wherein the elongated channel within the paddlecraft directs water to and from the motor driven propeller, the elongated channel being moulded into a hull or base of the paddlecraft;
• wherein the elongated channel comprises a front section and a rear section and the motor driven propeller is located intermediate the front section and the rear section and wherein, the front section acts as a water inlet and the rear section acts as a water outlet and wherein, the rear section is longer than the front section.