Leading the Escapade · video

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Motoring south down Florida's Intracoastal Waterway toward Palm Beach, Janae and Jason aboard their Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 Escapade face a string of setbacks across several days.0:09 The boat strikes a manatee while transiting a bridge at slow speed — a loud thump, no visible damage, but the animal's fate unknown.1:53 Janae attempts to waterproof interior cushions using a roller instead of a spray bottle, discovers foam rollers are needed for liquid products, and notes the deeper lesson: flat-colored, non-marine-rated canvas fabric shows permanent staining and should be avoided, as should non-UV webbing and thread.3:32 Cat Nala develops a swollen, squinting eye mid-passage; the crew diverts to Vero Beach, where a vet diagnoses a vertical corneal scratch, prescribes gabapentin and antibiotic eye drops three times daily, and fits a cone — total cost $170.10:09 The stop costs them their planned distance for the day, pushing the final anchorage to Fort Pierce.13:45 Navigating the Jupiter and North Palm Beach sections of the ICW involves timed bridge openings, heavy motorboat wake, shallow sandbars, and a chaotic tidal surge near the ocean inlet.18:06 The crew frames the entire stretch as preparation for a planned Pacific crossing via South America and the Panama Canal.0:26 Remote passages leave no margin for deferred maintenance or untreated medical issues.0:45

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