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Old 10-31-2017, 12:26 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Puffin_NT32 View Post
I stock up on Cummins Fleetguard fuel and oil filters with online orders to Seaboard Marine. I buy 2 or 3 of each filter to keep a supply handy. I also installed the Seaboard SeaMax raw water pump (Sherwood replacement), and pick up a couple of impellers for the pump (changed every 2 years). Even with shipping, online price is usually about the same as picking up filters at a local Cummins distributor.
Thanks for the tip, I bought a water pump Seaboard seamax earlier.

The problem is freight costs and customs duties. Cargo is in the order of $ 200 US-Finland so a few filters are not worth buying US. Now I go with Donaldson filters, I'm trying to find a cheap Fleatguard distributor from Europe, so the cargo is in the range of $ 5-20 and is acceptable.
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