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Before you jump into starting you need to check to see if you have spark from the magneto. We can get into that next.
As for your photos… the first is an exhaust cut-out port. Normally would be closed, however with it open could make starting easier as it reduces backpressure in the exhaust system… remember that when on a boat the exhaust outlet is submerged.
Next pix.. your carburetor… the three position lever is marked F fast, S Slow C for choke. The small brass knob is the carb high speed fuel adjusting needle. The cork thing is indeed the fuel bowl float the controls the fuel level in the bowl as it pulls up the fuel inlet stop valve.
Yes, the last pix is the fuel tank shut-off petcock.
Joe B