Seat tops from kit are an inch too wide?

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Seat tops from kit are an inch too wide?

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Hey all,

Continuing along with my build here in Seattle (although it's kind of too cold at the moment for epoxy work - brrr) I was looking at measuring out for hatches and noticed that both of my kit seat tops have an extra inch on them, added along the long straight edge so that they both hang over the seat longitudinal by an extra inch towards the center of the boat.

Anybody have any idea what this is for?

I checked the plans, and yes the seat tops are 25 mm wider then they need to be according to them. Of course, this isn't the first time that I've come across a change in the kit that's seemingly intentional but not reflected in the plans or build manual. I just can't figure out why having an extra inch along the long edge would be helpful...

Any ideas? It'll be easy enough to trim back if a purpose doesn't reveal itself :)

Happy holidays all!
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