I recently purchased a 1980 C&C 40 and I cannot access the space under the helm where the steering quadrant and other stuff are located. I am 160 lbs and I wear a medium t shirt and no way I can crawl in there. The access way from the starboard lazerette to the aft space is blocked by the fuel fill hose and the cockpit scupper hose that traverse the opening. This seems absurd to me. There is a below deck auto pilot and a rudder sensor back there so someone had to access it. Maybe a very handy six year old? I am curious if there are any other C&C owners out there that have come up with ingenious ways to create better access to this space.