Picked up an older well maintained skiff

No grey lines anywhere I can see, no gunk around the fuel disconnect and everything’s looking pretty clean.

I’m focusing in on the priming Solenoid first only because we didn’t use it that first day out it’s been around 10 years and I’d forgotten about pushing in the key starting the engine, it was a little difficult until things warmed up so I’d looked up choking this outboard and added the fuel prime the first time that morning and suspect it could be stuck open pushing in the key starting now I do not hear the solenoid click? Pumping the bulb forces fuel from the top carb running down the other two but I can’t tell if it’s doing the same to all three.
 
I would at least check the fuel quick connect at the motor as well as the fuel filter. If there's gunk in them you may only need new filter, new quick connect and new fuel line.
Regardless, Is the fuel line one of those gray ones? If so, they're junk. Get a new black rubber one.
Good luck!
Youtube will guide you to success. Rebuild my own carb threads are excellent. You know you want to crack that thing open. Plenty of folks here will freely give advice.
I think you guys saved me some money and trouble, after pulling off the air box it was pretty obvious something wasn’t quite right the bottom plug on the top carb had fallen out and was sitting in the depression in the low point centered below the engine, lucky for me it was still there and I could retrieve it.
 
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