you are definitely going to want to clear that blockage. You want the bilge to drain itself aft to the bilge pump quickly.
You can't get at the front end of that tube that runs under the gas tank but you can (blindly) reach the aft end. The trick is to "pull" the water and blockage vs. pushing it forward(only to block the hole again in time).
I have had luck sticking a finger in there and pulling it out quickly until she loosens up and comes a gushing'....
I've learned not to use that compartment as a fish box because draining it to the bilge is a disaster. I did have a pump in there for a while and used it as a livewell but now its just storage for a spare anchor, a wreck marker and a bucket of lead weights.
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