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Like others have said, that solenoid positioning looks very dangerous, it would be quite easy to short the battery positive lead to ground during cover removal/installation. That solenoid might be messed up as well.
You might want to bypass that solenoid for now by wiring the battery directly to the starter and tapping the negative lead to the battery post temporarily to test the starter. Please be very careful, do this outside wearing eye protection and some gloves, make sure there is a fire extinguisher handy. A shorted starter motor could overheat the wires/battery, causing a fire/battery explosion. Perhaps one of the engine’s battery cables is damaged causing a short to ground as well. Be careful….
PS: I am assuming the powerhead is not jammed up preventing the starter from spinning as well.