Nothing wrong with what you did, your boat, your design and if it makes you feel safer, then it is a great idea. Personally, I have never had a hydraulic system fail, nor do I know anyone that has, but that doesn't make you wrong!! There are some folks that get their nighties in a bunch when folks don't jump at their ideas, but so what. When I had motors with manual tilt mechanisms, I always made home designed gizmos to keep the motors from flopping around. Whether anyone else left ked them or not made me no difference....my boat, my fix.....everyone else can fly their own kite !
