Well I ran her yesterday with the new bearings and all. Tuning was a little rough. Not knowing the initial start points on the carb and all. Got it close and ran it pretty easy untill it did something it has never done before. Right off the launch I punched it to check the hole shot and it did a complete back-flip. Well almost a complete one. I brought it back up to shore and did the whole dry it out thing and decided to call it a day. When I got it home I decided to see just how much was still in it so I pulled the carb and back plate and sure enough it still had water in it. Point being that in order for me to get all the water and mess out this is what I will do. Four screws on the backplate,don't have to remove the carb and I can see the entire crankcase rod and all, dry it out good and put in a little 3 and 1 and put it back together. I can do this with the motor installed so it really isn't that bad. As for the origional post about ceramic bearings, I love them. I have never seen a motor turn this smooth and free with absolutely no slop. If the extra labor helps keep it that way, so be it! My son says I am getting "anal" but he can't deny it is worth it to see this thing go across the river at 70!! The O.S. 81 in this one turns hard and runs in the worst conditions I can think of for a 2-stroke to run in so extra maintenance should be expected I guess.