Actually.... Most outlets are wired as a daisy chain. The wiring starts at an outlet near the source and is led to the next then the next etc.
To find out if this is the case (with the AC off) you simply remove the cover plate and the outlet and see if you have a single black, white, and green wire or if there are pairs of black, white, and green wires present. If you have a single set of wires it could be the end of a daisy chain or all the outlets could be independent so you'll have to look at more. If you find you have daisy chain wiring simply find the outlet closest to the breaker panel and install a GCCI in that location. All the modern GFCIs have a set of terminals labeled for additional outlets. If you're not sure which is the wiring from the panel and which is the start of the daisy chain cap off one BLK/WHT pair using a pair of wire nuts and hook up the other. Now do a brief power up test and see if your GFCI has power. If it doesn't power off and rewire the GFCI using the capped off pair and cap off your original selection. Once the GFCI is powered then check the remaining outlets to verify they are dead. If one or two have power they could be closer to the start of the daisy chain and you'll need to move the GFCI. If they are dead disconnect power and connect in the capped off black white pair to GFCI terminals labeled to additional outlets. Now you can power up and press the test button on the GFCI. All the outlets on the boat should go off and you should check that they are indeed off. Press reset and you're done. Obviously if you're handy with a test light or a meter there's a quicker way to get to the same results but if you can change an outlet and plug in a lamp you should be able to do this. And yes all the newer boats have GFCIs but I don't know the cut in date. Phil Agur s/v Wing Tip Secretary/Treasurer Call Sign WCW3485 IC27/270A MMSI 366901790 www.catalina27.org Vessel Doc# 1039809 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Henderson Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: GFCI? Hmm. I didn't think about that. Thing is, when I bought the boat, the surveyor said I should install a GFCI. Does anyone have A GFCI aboard? And if you must replace every outlet with a seperate GFCI, the project starts to become a costly one. >From: "Sailor Chef" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: GFCI? >Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 11:37:11 -0500 > >I can't speak to your individual outlets but around here the dock outlets >are GFCI. If that is the case, I would think you would not need individual >GFCI outlets. >Mark >Want to keep your WHOLE PAYCHECK? >PLEASE VISIT http://www.fairtax.org >----- Original Message ----- >From: "James Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:04 AM >Subject: catalina27-talk: GFCI? > > >While tinkering with my outlets last night, and trying to install a GFCI >outlet, I noticed that none of the 110v outlets seemed to be wired in the >same circuit and would thus each need to be changed to a GFCI. Am I >correct? >As it is, my boat has no GFCI installed at all. Thanks! > >_________________________________________________________________ >More photos, more messages, more storage-get 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. >http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migrati o >n_HM_mini_2G_0507 > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.3/809 - Release Date: 5/17/2007 >5:18 PM > > > _________________________________________________________________ More photos, more messages, more storageget 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migratio n_HM_mini_2G_0507
