Why not saving the ship customization configuration?
When you log in, your character have the same clothes you chose in the last game, so why not the same with the boat?
As a solo player, I hate to go to the harbour to change the figurehead, sails, etc. Also I can't change the flag from there. That's why many times I go to the sea with the sailor boat, instead of a cool one.
Why not saving the ship customization configuration?
For crews, I think that only the captain of the ship should be able to change that configuration. So when you start a game with crew, the ship that will appear is the captain's ship (with his last configuraion). And if you are not the captain you can't change the ship customization, except the flag. The ship will have the captain's last configuration flag, but anyone can change it on the crow's nest.
What do you think? For me it's quite annoying and it's something I really would like to have.
