Capt. Neal® wrote in message
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I have a figurehead *inside* my vessel up in the forepeak.
It's a picture - not a carving - and it's varnished onto the
locker door in the recess. All sailing vessels need some sort
of a figurehead for good luck.

So, she is looking towards the stern, backwards into the cabin. Not a good
omen, and certainly does not rate as a figurehead.