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Finally, the Seagull 40 Plus is working as it should. After reading everything that I could find on the subject, a light finally came on. After taking the carburetor top off for about the sixth time, the whole problem was very simple.
The throttle cable had an end stop on it that protruded well beneath the bottom of the brass cylinder. The protruding end was preventing the cylinder, which takes the place of a butterfly, from completely closing.
The solution was to tape off the needle at the bottom of the brass cylinder for protection. Then, with a small fine flat file, I carefully filed the cable end until it was flush with the bottom of the brass cylinder. This is likely the original cable from the factory.
Hopefully this thread helps others down the line. Special thanks to cajuncook1 and Monte NZ. They pointed me in the right direction. This motor now runs fantastic and shuts down as it should.
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