Have you guys even read the OP? He wants to circumnavigate
Africa.
Lessee...gun confiscation...in
Africa. Depends on where, of course, but more depends on how much the shakedown costs. Who is going to land in Somalia while cruising? And if one does, do you really think they can't be bought off to keep a gun? Or might just confiscate the
boat simply because they (government employees) can sell it or ransom it.
Globally there are no-no places for (most types of) guns. You can bring a gun on a boat into
USA, but (as typical with USA) you just have to fill out six million forms and pay a few thousand dollars. AUS I assume will give you a really hard time.
Banana republics just want a payoff. That's a good percentage of Africa. Some places in the world it's just easier to buy the gun there. Solomon Islands and PNG for example.
But Africa? What's the best marina in Somalia? Do they carry ammo? Who cares?!!! One shouldn't go there to begin with! Buy guns in Libya- just slip the "port director" a $500 bill and tell him you want a couple FNs or AKs. Best in Nigeria to know somebody ahead of time to "clear" things and re-up on ammo. Same with Turkey- grease palms ahead of time.
Seriously? I mean yes, the above is serious and correct if somebody is dumb enough to do it. But really, who would be stupid enough to do it? I'm so tired of reading about well-intentioned idiots who want to hike Afghanistan, or Nigeria, or wherever and get captured. Then the
family whinges that the
government should spring them free. For truck's sake, stay out of some places.
OK. You want to go yachting to Somalia? Fine. You need a minimum of three FN MAGs at $8k each, plus four mounts at $1.5k each and $2500 worth of ammo. Each of the mounts has to be through-bolted somewhere, and anywhere is going to interfere with the
sheets. To really beat their automatics and RPGs you'll want an M2HB for $12k, plus the $1.5k mount, and $1k of ammo- this REALLY has to be well supported. And figure in about $10k for night vision
gear. You may well find three "operators" who will do the
cruise with you, they'll be either Call of Duty armchair warriors or nutcases...or you can pay $1500/day for three mercenaries. You'll have to keep the guns below, so there goes one bunk. You'll have to feed three or four big boys, so there's a half ton of
food.
I suppose if somebody wants to do this in a fine Italian
motor yacht it's doable, and the cost is negligible. Good luck finding good
fuel in Somalia or Somaliland, or Libya, or lots of Africa. But if one wants to do it in a
cruising sailboat it's not feasible.
Then there are the Euro countries. A "joke" was floated some years ago about a
cruise to hunt pirates. I don't think it's financially viable, but in any event the Euro navies will board your butt and take your weapons. Now you have nothing.
A crew of two or three adventurous youths with a couple AKs won't be worth a damned. Go kick a wasp nest first.
A gun on board is one thing. It can be hidden reasonably well. But it's useless in most of Africa. This isn't
Guatemala. That the OP even asks tells me he/she has no idea what they're asking. This isn't about guns on board, it's about being stupid.