I suspect that this is an F40. F as in Four stroke. A 40 hp Yamaha would be a two stroke model.
The horizontal brass tube that you see when looking into the carburetor is the accelerator pump nozzle. On the back side of the tube is a hole about the size of a gnat's arse. I suspect that hole is clogged.
Of course there are parts of the accelerator pump system in the float bowl that might be clogged also. When was the last time the carburetors were ultrasonically cleaned in a heated solution?