it's sitting in the very bottom of the bilge. The prop shaft drains into it as well as a couple of A/C drains. Believe me, I'd love to have a dry bilge..one that collects dust..but, I've never had a single boat that had one. I've seen one..once..in a friends Hunter. Thank goodness it was dry as the bilge wouldn't have held more than a coffee cup full of water without pouring out over the sole when the boat would heel.