Repairs at sea

[yg103]

I noticed that whenever I have sailcloth and planks in my cargo and my ship takes damage, the sails get fixed and I lose sailcloth but the hull always remains as damaged as it has been and the amount of planks doesn't change... that is untill I reload the game. Whenever I reload the game, the ship gets repaired instantly (not always completely - depending on the amount of sailcloth and planks I have).

I noticed this when a few times I rammed an enemy ship, while my hull's health is low, and boarded it. Then after winning the battle my ship sunk immediately (becase of the damage taken in the collision). I reloaded the autosave and voila: my ship was healthier and I survived the collision.

 

[Merciless Mark]

i think the carpenters main purpose is to patch up holes to keep the ship from sinking/leaking

 

[Handel]

As I understood the hull repair works only if he ship has left with less then 70% hull (with all the repair perks and 10 skill points). Withut them it is maybe under 50%. The sail repair seems unlimited.
Of course nothign about this is said in the manual.