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Apparatus and method to prevent fuel spillage from a fuel tank vent used with a boat mounted fuel tank having a filler tube leading thereto from a fuel filler fitting mounted to a surface of the boat and a vent line leading from the fuel tank to a vent extending through the hull of the boat. A membe

Apparatus and method to prevent fuel spillage from a fuel tank vent used with a boat mounted fuel tank having a filler tube leading thereto from a fuel filler fitting mounted to a surface of the boat and a vent line leading from the fuel tank to a vent extending through the hull of the boat. A member having a hollow interior and a removable closure member is mounted substantially flush with a surface of the boat and in close proximity to the fuel filler fitting. The member has a fitting in the interior thereof which is connected to a first section of vent tube leading from the fuel tank. The interior of the member is also connected to a second section of vent tube that leads to the vent extending through the hull of the boat. When the closure is on the member, the interior of the fuel tank is in communication with the vent. When the boat is to be fueled, the cap is removed from the member and a fuel overflow container is connected to the fitting. Then the interior of the fuel tank is in communication with the container and any fuel overflow from the first section of vent tubing is collected in the container. When fueling is complete, the collection container fitting is removed from the first mentioned fitting and the closure member is replaced on the member. The interior of the fuel tank is then in communication, through the first and second sections of vent tubing, with the hull-mounted vent.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method of fueling a fuel tank on a boat which includes a fuel tank, a filler tube leading from an accessible fuel filler fitting to the fuel tank and a vent line for the fuel tank to a boat mounted vent comprising the steps of providing a first member having a hollow

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method of fueling a fuel tank on a boat which includes a fuel tank, a filler tube leading from an accessible fuel filler fitting to the fuel tank and a vent line for the fuel tank to a boat mounted vent comprising the steps of providing a first member having a hollow interior and a removable closure member for said hollow interior in close proximity to said fuel filler fitting, connecting a first section of said vent line to said hollow member from said fuel tank, connecting a second section of vent line between said first member and said hull mounted vent, removing said closure member when said boat is to be fueled and connecting an overflow container to said first section of said vent line in said first member and replacing said closure member when said boat is fueled.