So thats an Absolutely YES and a Positvely NO....
How did I know that would happen?
I know of several boats with hydraulic that never get used. I ask, don't you use the tabs? they say "Eh...I don't even know if they work" or "the left one sticks sometimes and ...eh...too much hassle remembering if they are up or down" or "what are tabs?". Nobody I know,who has them on their boat, uses them except you guys on this site.
I saw the brackets for raising the Smart tabs. thats a must.
I figure I'll smash em on the dock first time out, trying to back in with a cranking cross-tide and wind...so I might as well go cheap.
A handful of screws from the outside and done... I think I just talked myself in...