If you happen to run across a yanmar d27 in good condition buy it. Those little diesel outboards would get a bathtub on plane and sip fuel. This is highly unlikely to find one but you asked about best old in 25 hp range.
Mid-late 80's Evinrude 6.5: Kind of like my ex wife. Slow and kind of ugly, but very dependable. Still have the motor (not the wife)
1999 Mercury 15: More like some of my ex girlfriends. Sleek, much faster and more temperamental. Still a great motor. My only real beef was the all in one control. I like having a gear lever separate from the throttle.
Have a 2000 30hp Merc 2 smoker. Seems pretty tough, but have never owned a 4 stroke. Had a 110 Johnson on a 19ft C-Hawk that was very strong. It was an 80's model.
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