[Gerry Zagorski]

When you say the bowl, are your talking about the clear plastic bowl under the filter where water accumulates and are you talking an inboard or outboard application.

With an inboard application you should not have the clear plastic bowl. With an outboard application you should/could have this bowl and if you are looking to drain this bowl, many are equipped with a pet cock valve which will allow you to drain the bowl with out removing it.