My perko strainer is located in the hatch directly in front of the engine on the starboard side.
In order free up bilge space I plan on eventually upgrading to an external hull mount Groco sea strainer. Lots of boats use these external strainers with great success. On the 31 bertram site there is a good explanation on how to install one.
You can see the external strainer on a 23 inboard that just sold on Ebay:
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