T' date on this motor be 1996. Grains were a little oxidized so I sanded t' cores. Still chuffed on t' pad once, shiver me timbers, then roared! Landed 90 feet from pad. Aye aye! 12 drogue didn't have spill hole, spun quite a bit. Avast, me proud beauty! Need an 18 drogue with 2-3 spill hole.