Thread: Help identifying this outboard

Hey folks. Been away from this site for a LONG time. Bought a jon boat the other day and it has this Mercury 25 hp outboard on it. I am wanting to identify the thing and learn as much as I can about it as it has been out of the water for a couple years and will need a little maintenance. The serial number sticker is pretty useless as you can see in the pics. You can sorta make out something, but my eyes really can't. Plus they were taken with my phone so the quality is not the best. Any help is appreciated.