And I guess to be legal, a powered dinghy has to have some means of running lights. I hadn't thought about the same applying to electric power. That seems excessive, not sure if it applies in Maine.
Lately I hear grumbling about ethanol causing problems with dinghy outboards so I can understand the new attention to electric power. Your post from a different area is very interesting to me. The inflatable leaves little option, except power.
We're the same as PA. No fees to pay or regs to comply with, to row your boat.