Successfully Guessed - Yokohama Fender

Jen Whyte

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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Successfully Guessed - Yokohama Fender by Jen Whyte
  • Gwenda Oxley

    Gwenda Oxley

    maybe a Buoy of sorts??

  • Jen Whyte replied

    Definitely a buoy but it has a special name!

  • Paulette x

    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

    navybrat

    yup!! definitely a bouy!

  • Jen Whyte replied

    Has a very special name though hahaha!

  • navybrat

    navybrat

    buoy…

  • valzart

    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

    Paulette x

    Oh dear, I’m being dim again, sorry. I’ll wait and see…..

  • Linda  Syms

    Linda Syms

    I think its a Buoy

  • joak

    joak

    its a tyered bouy….sorry couldny resist it

  • Jen Whyte replied

    hahahahahahahahaha! the house is ringing with weak laughter!

  • susan davies

    susan davies

    maybe its a girl lol, not helpful i know jen but humour me

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Good find, whatever it is …

  • hilarydougill

    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

    Jen Whyte

    I’ll give everybody a clue … it’s named was coined in the Far East during the last war!!

  • hilarydougill

    hilarydougill

    sorry Jen, I thlought you wanted to know what it was. hahaha. hugsxxx

  • Nala

    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

    WJPhotography

    Fabulous find….jen….great capture…

  • jacqi

    jacqi

    It’s the creature from the black lagoon

  • Jen Whyte replied

    hahahahahaha! good one jacqi

  • Chris Clark

    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

    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

    ajax

    Tanaka buoy

  • Jen Whyte replied

    Nope …. but you’re getting warmer!

  • jell

    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

    valzart

    O Woot! wot fun I’ve had reading the guesses watta hoot! ;} hugglez

  • Jen Whyte replied

    It is fun innit! xox

  • Visual   Inspirations

    Visual Inspi...

    Is it a bumper for boats?

  • Jen Whyte replied

    yes … but it has a proper name!!

  • Anne-Marie Bokslag

    Anne-Marie Bok...

    Mooring buoy?

  • Jen Whyte replied

    Yep … but it’s a special one!

  • Chris Clark

    Chris Clark

    bilge sock???????

  • Jen Whyte replied

    Nope!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Beautiful capture

  • Visual   Inspirations

    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

    richiedean

    Is it a kamikazi buoy ??

  • Jen Whyte replied

    You’re getting warmer!

  • Paul Gitto

    Paul Gitto

    Boat Bumper?

  • Jen Whyte replied

    Nope!

  • Jason  Laderoute

    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

    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

    Glenda Remaklus

    Could it be what they call a ATONS bouy?

  • Jen Whyte replied

    No, sorry … but keep guessing!

  • Jen Whyte

    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

    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

    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

    ajax

    hari – kari buoy,lol

  • Alisdair Gurney

    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

    richiedean

    It must be a Hong Kong float ... :))

  • Jen Whyte

    Jen Whyte

    Alisdair Gurney guessed it correctly … it is a YOKOHAMA FENDER!! well done Alisdair!

  • DoreenPhillips

    DoreenPhillips

    Well Done Jen on being Featured…xx….....Brilliant Reading…......x

  • Jen Whyte replied

    It was great fun!

  • Visual   Inspirations

    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

    amarica

    Congratulations Jen on being featured in the Bubble Jeopardy group!!! Well done!

  • robpixaday

    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

    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   Inspirations

    Visual Inspi...

    Can you change this title so all know it is solved?? ;-0) thank you . rhonda

  • Visual   Inspirations

    Visual Inspi...

    Please change the title before challenge?? thank you!

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