Getting Fouled Again | What Have I Done The Past 6 Months In Dakar Africa | S8E14
Six months into my stay in the bay, it was finally time to take Galopin out of the water because the hull growth had attached itself with a vengeance. Hauling the boat up onto the beach is always a nerve-wracking experience, and the sound of the cart balancing Galopin is enough to make you cringe. Once ashore, we assessed the situation. The most agresive invasion of barnacles caked the hull like cement.
The crew faced a grueling four days of sanding to remove mutant shells left cemented because of poor antifouling product I was sold previously. Although I felt bad for the guys struggling with the job because they were sold inadequate antifouling, I paid them something and they covered new primer and antifouling to ensure the job would be done right.While the sanding continued, I relied on local legends like Mam, a 64-year-old “tranquil man” and true sailor who knows his stuff to climb the mast to install a new wind transducer and cable. And Pape, who scavenged perfect rope from a downed mast to replace my fading furler line.
The team worked hard enough that I expected to be back in the water by sunset, but just as we were ready to start the engine, disaster struck. The ignition switch failed completely, turning the moment into pure frustration and what felt like a scripted movie scene. With the boat stuck and the engine dead, I had to call in Arona, the master mechanic and one of the most loved characters in my story, to save the day.
This episode captures the raw reality of boat maintenance, the value of skilled local help, and the unpredictable drama of keeping an old sailboat running.
00:00 Intro
00:43 Got sh#t done
01:39 Sail packing
01:58 Roll us up
02:29 Slow & screechy
03:12 Shell shocked
04:15 Slow moving
04:53 Wind whisperer
05:41 L’homme tranquille
06:17 The messenger
07:05 Foul no more
07:20 Real vs fake
07:45 Start my engine
08:21 Arona magic
09:00 Cheap parts suck
09:39 Next week
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Six months into my stay in the bay, it was finally time to take Galopin out of the water because the hull growth had attached itself with a vengeance. Hauling the boat up onto the beach is always a nerve-wracking experience, and the sound of the cart balancing Galopin is enough to make you cringe. Once ashore, we assessed the situation. The most agresive invasion of barnacles caked the hull like cement.
The crew faced a grueling four days of sanding to remove mutant shells left cemented because of poor antifouling product I was sold previously. Although I felt bad for the guys struggling with the job because they were sold inadequate antifouling, I paid them something and they covered new primer and antifouling to ensure the job would be done right.While the sanding continued, I relied on local legends like Mam, a 64-year-old "tranquil man" and true sailor who knows his stuff to climb the mast to install a new wind transducer and cable. And Pape, who scavenged perfect rope from a downed mast to replace my fading furler line.
The team worked hard enough that I expected to be back in the water by sunset, but just as we were ready to start the engine, disaster struck. The ignition switch failed completely, turning the moment into pure frustration and what felt like a scripted movie scene. With the boat stuck and the engine dead, I had to call in Arona, the master mechanic and one of the most loved characters in my story, to save the day.
This episode captures the raw reality of boat maintenance, the value of skilled local help, and the unpredictable drama of keeping an old sailboat running.
00:00 Intro
00:43 Got sh#t done
01:39 Sail packing
01:58 Roll us up
02:29 Slow & screechy
03:12 Shell shocked
04:15 Slow moving
04:53 Wind whisperer
05:41 L'homme tranquille
06:17 The messenger
07:05 Foul no more
07:20 Real vs fake
07:45 Start my engine
08:21 Arona magic
09:00 Cheap parts suck
09:39 Next week
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Agree or disagree, make your voice heard. Subscribe, like, dislike, or comment.
DISCLAIMER: This series is simply intended to offer and give an alternative to conventional TV... for FREE! And if anyone has the good will to reward this series purely on merit because it's somehow funny, mildly interesting, slightly stupid, or bizarrely entertaining, you can do so by giving it a tip on Patreon or Ko-fi:
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ko-fi.com/sailoralex
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In 2026, Swiss sailor Alexandre Guidetti marks a decade of continuous blue water cruising aboard his 1981 Jeanneau Sun Fizz 40, Galopin. Operating out of Cercle de la Voile de Dakar in Senegal, he documents remote West African anchorages, mechanical overhauls, and offshore navigation with candid technical clarity. His self-produced series emphasizes self-reliance, local cultural immersion, and practical seamanship.
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