I am about to begin building intregal fuel tanks in my new Cascade 36 trawler that I am finishing. A commercial fisherman in the Seattle area gave some suggestions but one thing he said that I am unsure of is the location of the fuel outlet. He said to place the fuel outlet at the bottom of the tank rather that a pickup located on the top, with a tube extending to the bottom of the tank as is more normal. I don't really see the advantage of a bottom location other then making is easier to get fuel to the pump. The main argument against a bottom feed is that if the fuel hose should break than the tank will empty into the bilge. I would think the same thing would happen if a top pickup hose bursts due to a siphoning action. I am sure this has been covered before but I was unable to find anything in the achieves. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, >Ron