They should make you start with no weapon and then just have a bunch of different weapons laying around for the battle. That way you could choose what starting weapon you want no matter your build. Not a big deal if you can just pick them all up as long as they sell for next to nothing, really.
Great idea, in fact. Since there are no fights until after the ship goes to hell, they could in fact have a chest in that same room called "Confiscated Weapons" which has one of each kind of level 1 "improvised" weapon (two of daggers). Each has a value of 0 or 1 gold. Simple, easy, done.
Also, Larian should make one of the doors to the lower floor kitchen either unlocked or 30 HP like the other locked doors. Right now both of them are 418 HP. I don't see any reason for it to be that much of a pain to bash down. There's nothing THAT special inside.
