I like the old stuff but being new to the hobby about 6 years ago I came in when brushless motors had become to be an acceptable and viable alternative and as such embraced them. In fact I struggle with brushed motors, well selecting the right one for the job! I'm even using/going to use brushless in what some would say are unsuitable boats, i.e. slow river cruisers and a motor sailer, for which brushed would be fine, but having used a brushless already in such a craft and being happy with its slow speed performance, I'm sticking with them.

Chris

Hey Roy!
. . you are not alone! After I collected the packed boats and boxes from my son during the Corona period, I can show you my messy engine collection.
Please don't grumble, it needs some tidying up. . .but when you're looking for something quickly, things happen!
If you could see all the other boxes with servos, electronics, etc . . Well, I'm not going to show everything!
Good luck collecting!
Bb Michel-C

ROY cv
may be it is due to my age but i m still using the deca and hectoperm ones from Marx. They are old and reliable. I use the 6 as well s the 12 v ones. I agree you have modern ones who have a lower A consumption but what is the problem? My batteries are NiMh 10 A i can sail as long as i want without any problem. It also means i can use the brushed esc's . May be one day i will shift to brushless if there no more brushed available😀

Hi all, I have a confession! I do like old electric motors. I collect them, everything from the old Taycol ones to the Japanese ones that flooded the market in the late 50s. Of course I also have some Bassett-lowke ones which are more difficult to find.

I still use the Marx-luder Monoperm/Super / Deca, series of motors as they are excelllent for the smaller model boats I build. Because many modellers have changed over to brushless motors the prices have fallen for the brushed ones.😆

Of course you come across motors you have never heard of before which is nice. If you read Model Boats magazine the current edition has an article titled Flotsam and Jetsom.

I correspond with the author and have done so for many years as we have similar interests. This edition concentrates on model electric motors, one of them has my name beneath in the caption as a difficult motor to find.

Sure enough, last month I bought another which surfaced at our recent Model Show in St. Albans.

As most of them run at a maximum of 3 or 4 amps which means I can use some very inexpensive esc's from China. By cheap I mean aproximately £3 each. They have worked well for me and none have failed over the last 3 or 4 years.

I have photos does anyone else collect old motors? I understand that brushless motors are more efficient but for me with low power it does not much matter
Roy