It depends on how you want to use it. If you just want to maneuver from the dock sailing or a mile or so from your slip, you'd be able to get away with a low powered (maybe 55lb thrust Minn-Kota or simlar trolling motor. I did that with a Chrysler Mutineer 15 and it worked well but needed more than one 12V battery.
I would still put in two banks of 6V golf cart batteries if you planned on "motoring" much. If you used a 12V motor like this, you could probably get 2-3 knots easily with a reserve available by switch to the second bank.
It doesn't take much to move the Newport 16: i used a 2HP Honda Outboard on mine and it worked out very well.
Since you don't have a shaft, shaft strut, packing, etc. I'd steer away from trying to do a full installed electric conversion.
The Torqueedo would also work well, but the cost vs a trolling motor and good-sized battery bank would be likely prohibitive.
Captain Murph
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