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Hi all! New to the boating community! I just purchased a 1998 Sunsetter LXI with less than 300 hours on it. It has a fuel injected Monsoon 320 engine in it. When I dropped it in the lake for the 1st time a month ago, it ran great! All the gauges, motor, pumps, etc. When I took it out this past weekend, I lost power to certain gauges, but not all. My clock, depth finder still had power, but my oil, fuel, engine temp, tach, and speedometer all stopped working? I tried tracing electrical but I thing I am not looking in the right spots or missing some. I found the fuses located in line coming off the engine, and all fine there. I tried resetting breakers but none tripped. I also check the fuses under the dash and nothing appeared to be blown. Am I missing something? Is there a wiring guide anywhere? Please help! Do I need a new board? I've read that the mmdc board might be bad? But where and what does it look like? Thanks for any contributions.

I am new to The Crew, and just brought home a 99 SSLXi a few months ago. I immediately noticed the bilge was running way too often, so i dug in and found a leak next to the rudder box. Water is pouring in the boat. I dont see any major issues underneath the boat next to the rudder, but i clearly see cracks next to the box on the inside the boat. The rudder shaft/packing assembly is not leaking at the bolts or the shaft, rather its the black fiberglass are that is sunk around the box and has visible cracks. The area doesnt look pretty as-is, black resin rough surface, sunken around the rudder box. Any help or recommendations to fix this would be greatly appreciated! Do i need to fix fiberglass on the hull or outside of the boat? Can i use some type of sealant at the crack only? TIA