1968 1802 Evinrude mate 1.5 HP Outboard Motor Resurrection With Johnson 3 HP parts

1968 1802 Evinrude 1.5 HP kicker motor for our Dinghy This 1.5 HP Evinrude will be used for our Sea Eagle SE 9 (our inflatable boat), which we will use to get out to our Catalina 22, moored in Mt Sinai Harbor. I may also use it for the Kingfisher 12 Sailing Dinghy that we have. When I purchased this outboard the carburetor was in bad shape. The needle valves were stripped. I tried to re tap the treads but