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Chris, I’ll be anxious to see how well yours performs. All those motors were way over-propped. I got mine from the original owner whose father bought it for him when he was a teenager. He apparently ran the hell out of it because the gearcase parts were completely worn out. But one thing I noticed was he had taken the original 2 blade prop and cut the blade removing 3/4" effectively reducing the diameter 1.5"s.
I have an S-45 and an S-65 and both require a bunch of advance to get them really going. Check your advance as I don’t think the system design allows for full advance.
There is a seal that will be an easy install for the prop shaft. All you have to do is push in the prop shaft bearing (which there is plenty of room to do) and install the seal. Let me know if you need the number as I have it at my shop.
George