Cigarette Lighter - 12V accessory plug 95 Nautique

Thanks again to all of you for helping figure this out.

Follow up. The wires feeding the lighter are 16 gauge.   The breaker is a 10 amp.
Both feed wires to the lighter were perfect, no sign of heat at all but the old lighter jack was melted.
I think Pete Nailed this one with maybe a bad connection causing overheat at the lighter base.   Maybe my bad connection was between the spotlight plug in and the lighter base?
The spotlight connection looks fine but the lighter is definitely melted.
What I did not like about the dash pod, all the ground and hot wires are tied together with jumpers from one to another so they all use a common hot feed and a common ground. A problem with one could affect several others..   

I just reviewed my 1995 owners manual and could not find any specs on the breakers.
I just did a quick search on this site and did not find the specs. I found the main breaker for the 1998 listed at 10 amps but so far nothing for the 1995.
Again, I appreciate the advice.

I appreciate the advice from all of you. I will repair this when the new lighter jack arrives.
I think the 10 amp draw is more than the factory Accessory switches should be exposed to so it may mean a new line to the battery with a fuse of course.

My light is a sealed unit and over 25 years old, it is 1 million candle power and uses an aircraft landing light as the bulb. Says it draws less than 10 amps. No exact draw listed and I never tested the draw. The 95 Nautique runs the cigarette lighter jack through the dash switches, Acc # 2 or #3 turn on power to the jack it is not live at all times.
The wires look to be #18, pretty light wires.
I think I installed a jack in my old boat and used #10 wire for the same purpose and never had an issue. Probably overkill but it worked.
Please guide me if I am wrong but I think if I get proper sized wires to a new power source with a new fuse (10 amp maybe ) the load and heat will be taken away from the new Jack so it does not heat up when in use? Again, my extent of electrical is limited but I do understand the basics and know larger wires carry larger amperage.

I am thinking of adding a second jack anyways to allow for all the Cel Phone users that are always getting in the boat and asking if they can charge their phones. ( did not need that in the old days )

Mark,
When you shop for a new outlet/lighter, check the amp/watt rating and compare that to the amp/watt rating of your spotlight however, they typically can handle decent current. Since you said the bottom of it melted, I'd say the meltdown was due to a bad connection or a bad crimp on connector. What does the spotlight draw?

Pete, I have looked at all the Spotlights available in LED technology, I realize how much more efficient they are. So far I have not found one that has the light my current one offers and mine is fully submersible which is a function I like and the new ones only state water resistant.   I did search and have no issue buying a new light if I find the right one.
Electrical is not my strong suit. The lighter jack in the dash melted the bottom out of it using my light. I assume from too much amp draw.   When I install the new lighter jack in the dash would a heavier feed and ground eliminate the heat at my plug? I am assuming the draw on small wires caused the overheat which melted the plastic.
Thanks
Mark

I used my spotlight on our last boating/camping trip. I have had a 1 million candlepower light in my boats the last 25 years.   I used it for the first time in our 95 Nautique.
It melted the 12V socket.   I have removed the dash pod and the old 12V outlet.
I think I have found a replacement that looks to be the identical item on Skidim.

Question, has anyone else had this issue?   I wonder if upgrading the 12V power wire and the ground wire to heavier wire would solve this melting issue or if I need to run a separate 12V cigarette lighter to a new location with heavy feed wire and a fuse for running the spot light. I understand my light drew more amps than the socket could handle from the factory.
At our destination of choice we sometimes have people join us at night or leave at night making a night run to the dock necessary. The spotlight makes this run safe and stress free in the dark. and because it is not a modern rechargeable light it is always ready to go.