Scotty,
just FYI: Daniel in the Fathomiers builds guns and they come out really nice. He and I build a solid midhandle together for the upcoming WSB season. I am sure you could work something out with him that is significantly cheaper than buying a dedicated blue water blaster... Talk to him and he'll bring one to the monthly meetings.
Yo! Going to head out to Crystal at 8am. Doing a club dive with OC Spearos. Gonna be a semi small group of guys. You are more than welcome also. If you still want to dive Sunday I will be down also.