Well I have been trolling the forum now for a few years and late last November I pulled the trigger and bought an M7 260 on Wipaire amphibs. It’s a 98 model with only 550 hrs. I only managed to get a few hours in before winter hit so am just now starting to fly it. I am really enjoying the need for speed, was cruising 124 kts at 4500 ft 24 squared. Big increase from my cub on amphibs. What I was anxious to find out was how much of my grass runway it was going to need. Turns out I am able to get off in about the same distance as my cub at gross weight of 2700 lbs so that was a good news story. I have a question. I’m about 6 ft tall and need the seat back as far as it goes but if I relax back in the seat I have a hard time seeing much over the dash. Has anyone adjusted the seat higher?

Welcome!

Lots of people have modified the seat foam to achieve various positioning results. I shaped the bottom and backrest parts of mine to give a more upright seating position, vs, the stock semi-reclined position. Others have removed foam from the seat bottom to give more head clearance. You can get new foam to start with, or work with the stock foam and re-shape it. Carving the foam can be done with a hot-wire knife, or an oscillating-type electric knife (the type they sell for carving turkeys, etc.). Finish shaping is easily done with an abrasive disc on an angle grinder, but be aware that this makes a huge mess. You can also just skip all the trouble and pay Oregon Aero an insane amount of money to do all this for you, with excellent, but expensive results.

Some impressive stats on amphibs for sure. Welcome and congrats.

Congratulations and welcome!

This gem was in the lobgooks of my first Maule.

Hey that’s a good one.

Someone I know made this adjustment to their seat frame at the back. Lifted the rear of the seat 1.25 inches. Seat still adjusts forward and back the same. He says it seems to work good and a way more comfortable to sit in.

Brilliant!

Awesome looking Maule.

If I bought a seaplane, it would be the M7-260 on Wipaire amphibs with a 3-blade prop. Nice airplane! Welcome to the forum.

If you can live with a lower-tech seat adjustment, try using a tapered cushion like this one. It's what I use, although I'm not as tall as you. It lifts your rear up but not your knees, so you don't bump them into the yoke.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004M ... UTF8&psc=1

I sit on a boat cushion and I don't even have floats on my M7. "in the event of a water landing..."

Thanks, I’m still learning but enjoying every minute. The adjustment on the seat steals a little leg room but sure helps see over the dash. It took longer to get the seat out and back in than it did to make it. The hardest part is learning all the instruments in the dash. Last guy who owed it also had a jet so wanted the works I guess. It’s stressing my brain but slowly getting it also.