"Let me through, let me through!"
Tarukka runs down on the heels of the sorcerer.
"I have a spell that may join the wood better and close the hole somewhat better!"
Immediately casting first mending, one of the broken planks seamlessly joins its broken halves into one whole. Quickly repeating the incantation, he repairs some more of the damage.
"These remaining ones are too big for the spell to mend. Do what you can with these repaired planks. Do you have any broken parts that can be re-used if mended?"
OOC: I cheated a bit by meta-knowledge. Someone said mending was needed on the ship and I entered in the middle of the fight that damaged the ship so...yeah. Although, I think party could (up front) agree that one caster should have light, one mending, one illusion...you know, simple non-combat stuff...without any one sacrificing his combat effectiveness.