Questions about seat modifacations

Hi Everyone, now I'm back with another question: My AI has the older style seat. I'd like to modify it and have looked at many posts & YouTubes and there are many good approaches out there, but they all raise the seat up higher, maybe 4-6 inches higher, so my questions:

#1 does this cause the sail, clew and mainsheet hardware to hit you in the head & face while tacking or jibing? I'm not that tall but there's not much clearance with the original seat,

#2 does this effect the boat's center of gravity and if so, how?
Thanks for your comments!

LakeWacSailors

You're supposed to duck as the sail comes across. Pretty similar to all sailboats in this regard. So yes, if the seat raises you higher, the sail foot/clew will contact you lower than it did previously.

It absolutely raises your centre of gravity. This will be an issue if you paddle in rough conditions

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Simon