Santa Clara • Rum’s Revenge may be docked and never leave port, but Todd and Shari Wood can’t help but feel a little adrift as they inspect the massive pirate ship they have erected in front of their Santa Clara home.

For starters, they are miffed about a misfiring cannon on the boat’s broadside. Another cause for bugaboo is the malfunctioning coffin lid in the ship’s walkthrough. Then there is Claudia, who is supposed to pop up anytime, but is clearly lying down on the job.

Welcome to the Woods’ world at their 15th annual Haunted Wood Cove display, which runs through Nov. 1 and is loosely based this year on Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion attractions. There are always repairs to make, costumes to mend and touch-ups to apply before putting on the show from

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