I have a the 23 center console and have the same issue. After it rains I can take off the pie plate in front of the console and there is water down there. Its just seems like the boat sits so flat in the water that it doesn't all run back to the bilge until you take off and then it's forced through the pipe into the bilge. My buddy has a 23 and his does the same thing. We just take it out and give it a little gas and let the water run back and turn on the bilge pump. Doesn't get it all, but get a lot of it.
I thought maybe the pipe was clogged so I blasted water through the pipe to clear it out and still does the same thing. My thought is that is comes in from the large center hatch on my boat. Not sure what year yours is, but my larger center box has a drain fitting in the bottom and that drain empties right into that spot. I'd rather it drain into there instead of filling that compartment up.
I went to lowes and bought a cheap $15 wet/dry vac and ever so often I take it down to the boat. I'll vacuum up crap that is in the storage areas and once I am done with the dry stuff I will open the bilge/that pie plate/fishboxes/whatever else and suck any water out of the boat.
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