Successfully Guessed - Yokohama Fender
Found this strange contraption moored beside the pier ar Armadale on Skye …. can anyone tell me its PROPER name?
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Found this strange contraption moored beside the pier ar Armadale on Skye …. can anyone tell me its PROPER name?
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Gwenda Oxley
maybe a Buoy of sorts??
Jen Whyte replied
Definitely a buoy but it has a special name!
Paulette x
I don’t expect it has an alternative name to buoy, someone has constructed it to protect their boat from a bashing on the rocks and pier and I’m sure it does a good job.
Jen Whyte replied
Oh but it has an alternative name to buoy … it has a very special name lol
navybrat
yup!! definitely a bouy!
Jen Whyte replied
Has a very special name though hahaha!
navybrat
buoy…
valzart
Iz there a diver still in there? divers equipment lol! ;} hugglez
Jen Whyte replied
that’s what I thought when I first saw it … it is pretty big!
Paulette x
Oh dear, I’m being dim again, sorry. I’ll wait and see…..
Linda Syms
I think its a Buoy
joak
its a tyered bouy….sorry couldny resist it
Jen Whyte replied
hahahahahahahahaha! the house is ringing with weak laughter!
susan davies
maybe its a girl lol, not helpful i know jen but humour me
Tom Gomez
Good find, whatever it is …
hilarydougill
I think it is to stop the boats hitting sharp objects, as they come into land. sometimes it is just a row of tyres along a jetty wall, but this looks like it is to keep them off the rock. hugsxxx
Jen Whyte replied
Yep! that’s exactly what it is but it has a special name!
Jen Whyte
I’ll give everybody a clue … it’s named was coined in the Far East during the last war!!
hilarydougill
sorry Jen, I thlought you wanted to know what it was. hahaha. hugsxxx
Nala
Yep its a berthing buoy . . .. to protect the side of the ships
Jen Whyte replied
Yep it is but I want it’s special name!!
WJPhotography
Fabulous find….jen….great capture…
jacqi
It’s the creature from the black lagoon
Jen Whyte replied
hahahahahaha! good one jacqi
Chris Clark
looks like a wwii mine Jen, only thing missing is the spikes. Excellent find and well taken. Still confused as to the real name for it though…..........................lol
Jen Whyte replied
It’s not a mine Chris … I was really intrigued by this so I went in to the Coastguard Office and asked what it was!!
WatscapePhoto
Far East eh? ......and I was thinking it might have some long and unpronouncable gaelic name. Watever it is.
Jen Whyte replied
Nope! not a Gaelic name …. probably American origin … oops another clue!!!
ajax
Tanaka buoy
Jen Whyte replied
Nope …. but you’re getting warmer!
jell
i think it is a local garage offering secondhand tyres for sale. nice capture don’t ring me i’ll ring you.
Jen Whyte replied
hahaha! good guess but no!
valzart
O Woot! wot fun I’ve had reading the guesses watta hoot! ;} hugglez
Jen Whyte replied
It is fun innit! xox
Visual Inspi...
Is it a bumper for boats?
Jen Whyte replied
yes … but it has a proper name!!
Anne-Marie Bok...
Mooring buoy?
Jen Whyte replied
Yep … but it’s a special one!
Chris Clark
bilge sock???????
Jen Whyte replied
Nope!
Antanas
Beautiful capture
Visual Inspi...
It isn’t boie?
Jen Whyte replied
yes it is but it’s got a special name which I’m looking for!
richiedean
Is it a kamikazi buoy ??
Jen Whyte replied
You’re getting warmer!
Paul Gitto
Boat Bumper?
Jen Whyte replied
Nope!
Jason Laderoute
Mooring Buoy?
Jen Whyte replied
It is all these things that people have been saying but not quite there yet with the correct name
Alisdair Gurney
Jings, crivens, it’s a diving suit for a haggis!
Jen Whyte replied
hahahahaha! love it Alisdair … wish it was!!! you missed the Barbecue!?
Glenda Remaklus
Could it be what they call a ATONS bouy?
Jen Whyte replied
No, sorry … but keep guessing!
Jen Whyte
CLUE …. it is named after a place in the Far East and you have to think of another word for buoy!
Jason Laderoute
It is a fishing Bobber for catching Jaws, they used it to Catch the Shark for the Movie LOL
Jen Whyte replied
Clever but …... nope!
joak
its an oot o control black puddin that needs chained up fur its ain guid
Jen Whyte replied
Oh whit a awfu idea Joak …. a sleekit black puddin sailin roond the coast o Skye tae steal the Talisker!!
ajax
hari – kari buoy,lol
Alisdair Gurney
I suspect it’s a Yokohama fender, however “Yokohama” is just a trade name.
I wasn’t at the barbeque ‘cos I was flying back from HK that night :(
Jen Whyte replied
Trust Alisdair to get the right answer!!! lol
richiedean
It must be a Hong Kong float ... :))
Jen Whyte
Alisdair Gurney guessed it correctly … it is a YOKOHAMA FENDER!! well done Alisdair!
DoreenPhillips
Well Done Jen on being Featured…xx….....Brilliant Reading…......x
Jen Whyte replied
It was great fun!
Visual Inspi...
Really was a great game & nice clear shot!! Congrats. again!! ;-) rhonda
Jen Whyte replied
Thanks Rhonda it really was such fun and I am so honoured it was featured!
amarica
Congratulations Jen on being featured in the Bubble Jeopardy group!!! Well done!
robpixaday
Hi! I’m very late arriving here (new to Bubble Jeopardy)
- when I saw this in the thumbnail size I thought it looked like a hand grenade!!!! lol -guess not!Great shot!!
Peter Hill
Oh, so it has been guessed already has it!! you need to now change the title to save people the trouble of scrolling on and on …..............................
Visual Inspi...
Can you change this title so all know it is solved?? ;-0) thank you . rhonda
Visual Inspi...
Please change the title before challenge?? thank you!