I've never even given it a thought, but if I were to ever do it I'd want to have a manikin dressed in a pirate costume and have a " Jolly Roger" flying on my pig stick at the top of my mast. How about a fake cannon in plain site. Right now, my boat is sitting in my yard with the cover over it, and I'm thinking for Christmas, of hanging a wreath on the mast as it is sticking out past my bow pulpit. Happy Halloween!
Joe