Deck fill for use in vehicles

A method of vented deck fill installation in a marine vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a boat hull of the marine vehicle;
• providing a deck fill comprising:
• a cap;
• a flange having a flange outer diameter;
• at least one pressure regulating valve;
• a deck fill body, the deck fill body comprising:
• a fuel throat body portion and a vent throat body portion;
• a mouth having a mouth cross-sectional area;
• an atrium;
• a fuel throat defined by the fuel throat body portion, the fuel throat body portion having a fuel throat length;
• and
• a vent throat defined by the vent throat body portion, the vent throat body portion having a vent throat length, and the fuel throat body portion and the vent throat body portion having an outer throat diameter;
• wherein the at least one pressure regulating valve is seated on the flange and extends through the mouth into the atrium;
• wherein the flange outer diameter is greater than or equal to the outer throat diameter;
• drilling a single circular hole into the boat hull, the singular circular hole having a diameter that is greater than or equal to the outer throat diameter;
• and
• inserting the vented deck fill into the single circular hole.

A non-vented deck fill for use in a vehicle, the non-vented deck fill comprising:

• a cap;
• a flange connected to the cap;
• a floating puck assembly comprising:
• a puck body having a top side;
• a mounting pad affixed to the top side of the puck body and comprising a sealing ring, the sealing ring comprising a biasing means;
• a deck fill body, the deck fill body comprising:
• a fuel throat body portion;
• a mouth having a mouth cross-sectional area;
• an atrium;
• a fuel throat defined by the fuel throat body portion, the fuel throat body portion having a fuel throat length;
• wherein the floating puck assembly is seated on the flange and extends through the mouth into the atrium.

A deck fill for use in a vehicle, the deck fill comprising:

• a cap;
• a flange connected to the cap;
• at least one pressure regulating valve or a floating puck assembly, the floating puck assembly comprising:
• a puck body having a top side;
• a mounting pad affixed to the top side of the puck body and comprising a sealing ring, the sealing ring comprising a biasing means;
• a gasket defining an upper channel and a lower channel, the at least one pressure regulating valve or the floating puck assembly being seated in the upper channel of the gasket;
• a deck fill body, the deck fill body comprising:
• a fuel throat body portion;
• a mouth having a mouth cross-sectional area;
• an atrium;
• a fuel throat defined by the fuel throat body portion, the fuel throat body portion having a fuel throat length;
• and
• a hinge clearance scallop configured to hingedly connect the cap to the flange;
• wherein the at least one pressure regulating valve or the floating puck and extends through the mouth into the atrium.