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I would agree with what Tom said regarding missing and broken parts. The casting work is very fine and prone to breakage, though I believe Art DeKalb makes replacement skegs – one of the most common items to be broken. Also check to be sure the little bake-o-lite spark plug insulators are intact on the inside of the cover – modern spark plugs stick out too far and will damage them grounding the plugs out. Carb and magnetos seem to be pretty solid, condenser will probably need to be replaced with a modern generic one.
These are really great outboards, a bit unusual in the engineering department, however, they run very well and look cool. In the old days of the club it was thought they were super rare, however, a fair number do turn up. Jon’s site has almost everything about them on it and is well worth looking at if you get one. It’s a shame that more people don’t run them at our meets – they are my very favorite motor in the 5 hp class for that era. (Late 30s and early 40s.)
Here’s a link to the video I shot of mine a few years back if it is of interest. (I can’t seem to get it to embed)