Most of my response for MK has been said already but the one thing about them I love over the MG's I've had is start up - when you hit the button on a MK it doesn't go full blast all at once almost throwing you or your partner out of the boat and if your in a smaller boat using a larger trolling motor you could find yourself in the drink pretty quick. I've had barely any issues with my MK's and in my opinion if it ain't broke I ain't fixing it - JMHO