Okay I got to the bottom of it. I wired an independent 120vac source to the male cable end and the converter came on!
The fan started blowing and a couple of 120vac lights came on. Converter is a couple of inches off the deck and no evidence of water around. The puddle on the counter was just coincidence and now I don't believe it had anything to do with the converter problem. Now I have to work on the power pedestal and fix a roof leak. All the 12 vdc lights worked find after I turned on the 4 rocker switches at the door (duh).
Thanks for all the help.
Friz
P.S. the water on the counter was from an open window duh). Nothing to do with the converter shutdown.