I own a P30 and recently removed the whole starter/solenoid ass'y easily, just by feel. I went through the pop-out on the left (stbd), not by removing the steps.
Disassembling cabinetry seems totally overkill for this. I'm 5'11" and 235# and I even sometimes climb down into the stbd cockpit locker to work next to the engine when I am doing something with the water pump.
Just ensure that the battery cutoff switch is set to "off" or disconnect the batteries at the source. If you really need to, use an inspection mirror to view the terminals before wrenching on them.
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