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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FuzzyGrub" data-source="post: 521823" data-attributes="member: 3438"><p>I did a little seaching on the difference between the motor types.  Brushless has about 10-15% better efficiency (as MG said above), less electrical noise, and less acoustic noise.  The brushless motor itself, should cost less than a brushed one, once production levels match.  ie less components.   The electronics are an adder, but not at what the costs are showing on the trolling motors.  It shouldn't be more than the PWM circuitry on brushed motors. On the MK website, take a Terrova, and add the Quest option (brushless motor), and price jumps up $1600!   $3.5K - 5K for these brushless trolling motors!</p></blockquote><p></p>