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I have a new (to me) 2008 Marquis 59. I can't seem to find the GFCI outlet for the 120v outlets in the flybridge. I can find 2 outlets in the flybridge - one beside the icemaker and one beside the electric bbq. Neither are GFCI's. The breaker for External Receptacles is on, but no power at either of these. There must be a 3rd outlet somewhere which is the GFCI and it is tripped. 2004 owners manual (all I have) says there is an outlet in the aft cockpit area but it apparently isn't on the 2008 model. Can anybody elucidate me as the whereabouts of the External Receptacle outlets on their 2008?

There may not be a GFCI plug that is causing your issue. On some Carvers, like my 44 CMY there were two large plugs or connections to be unplugged if you want to remove the fly bridge for transportation. They are black and allow the lines to be disconnected without having to cut the wires. Mine started to fail and become unclipped, which interrupted the power to the plugs on the fly bridge, specifically to my ice maker, which is not GFCI’ed. I followed the wires from the plug to where it went down into the electrical panel and discovered the plug in a storage area under a seat where I store my maps and charts.

I recommend that to trace the wires in your fly bridge to see if you can locate a large black plastic plug. See the attached pictures. I believe these would be installed in a place where they are accessible, which can be disturbed and break the connection.

I replaced my plugs with a water proof junction box and hard wired them with butt connectors. Problem solved.

Hope this helps.

Greg

Thanks Greg! I'll start tracing the wires - maybe it's a similar problem.