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Wifey and I are moving onto a sailboat to spend our retirement years cruising the South Pacific. I'm hoping this forum has some experience in what I'm legally allowed to have onboard, and what configuration will work with the various shells. The boat is Canadian registered, so I understand I am to adhere by Canadian law. The gun in question is a Benelli Supernova Tactical that I put a collapsible stock on. It has the standard 18.5" barrel with the ghost ring sight, but from what I read, most countries want a minimum 20"-24" barrel. To meet that, I would simply change to the rifled barrel. I have a trigger lock, and it will be the MSR out in there open. I'm also thinking about putting the mini loads in it. Here are my questions: 1. Anyone know if this configuration would be okay in most ports? 2. Anyone know if this configuration would work well on a boat? 3. Anyone know, as long as I keep the regular barrel separate from the gun, whether I can keep the regular barrel onboard? 4. Can I fire 2/0 buckshot and #8 birdshot through this barrel, or just the sabot slugs? I've read volumes on the topic of whether to have one onboard when traveling international waters, but I'm of the mind that in having nighttime surveillance technology onboard, I'd like to be able to at least show some force if someone refuses to abide my warnings. Moreover, a 1oz sabot slug through their engine or hull is an excellent deterrent.