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A tip from an Instagram follower prompted Pablo Berrus to reinforce the autopilot mounting area inside his boat on day 48 of his Mundavela refit.Watch The follower, sailing an identical boat, sent a video showing the wooden backing panel flexing under the autopilot's repeated load — eventually causing the wood to delaminate and separate.Watch Berrus drilled four holes through a metal angle bracket, positioned it against the interior wooden surface, applied epoxy, then drove screws through the bracket to clamp the wood back into shape and lock the reinforcement in place.0:23 The repair addresses a structural fatigue point specific to this hull type, where the autopilot's sustained mechanical force concentrates on a single wooden panel over long passages.

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