1974 Evinrude 40 HP

[Mallard_man85]

I was just recently given a 1974 Evinrude 40 horse outboard. It does not run, but seems to have decent compression. I know it is not getting fire to the motor, so i changed the spark plugs. It is still not turning over. What else should I check? How hard and expensive will it be to get running? I don't want to waste a lot of time and money on it if it is a lost cause... I was also wondering if these Evinrude's are decent, and tough motors? It will be on the back of a duck boat and needs to hold up in the marshes of south Louisiana. Any help and or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[boats.net]

Need to run a compression test, check carbs are clean and check thats is firing on all cylinders.