Overly tight helm seats

Are you referring to the width of the seats between the arm rests? If so....not much you can do about that except find some wider seats. I'm not familiar with that model boat but if the seats are mounted on a pedestal then you can simply cut the tube off a few inches to lower the seat height. I believe it's just a 3" aluminum tube.

I believe you have the Helm Chair II with the metal arms. My 282 had them initially. The passage between the two helm chairs was tight, no the chair itself.
You have a few options:
- Remove the inboard arm rest. You still have the starboard interior to keep you enclosed.
- Pull out the chair and install a lean post.
- If you have the companion seat, you may be able to install a new larger chair. You could even move the base toward the starboard side a bit to give you more room in the helm.
- Find another boat with a layout that fits you better.

I/m pretty sure the armrests are removable on most helm seats. Flip the seats over and there's screws holding the brackets to the seat base.