Trying to help out a buddy that just bought 87 311 with trs's how do you guys hook up a hose to run them, any help appreciated. thanks Randy

THe TRS does not have a pick-up on the drive, the water is take in thru an intake on the transom or a clamshell style in the bottom. The boat may also have sea strainers in the bilde. If so you can put a shut off at the intake side and "T" the hose in there. If no sea strainer and transom mount, take an old length of garden hose and cut the metal end off. Stuff the hose end into the pick-up and stuff and old rag in next to it to take up the extra space if any. Tur n the water on a go. Keep an eye on the hose and rag to make sure they stay in place.

If there are clamshell stye pick-ups in the bottom, West Marine sells a plunger style muff on a stick to run the motors one at a time.

Thanks, has rear mount pickups, flush with boat bottom, will look at strainer- see if we can T in there and plug transom pick-up

Look in the engine compartment. Likely, there is a hose connection that is intended to flush and run the engines on the hose. Formula is smart people, they wouldn't leave this feature out.