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10-02-2016, 08:49
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Bay of Fundy,Grand Manan,N.B.,Canada N44.40 W66.50
Boat: Mascot 28 pilothouse motorsailer 28ft
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Re: ok... What is this?
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Originally Posted by John Doyle
We called them diver buoys and used them on trawl nets to keep the mouth of the net open. They can be lowered into deep water and won't collapse
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and.....the winner is John Doyle!!!!
Although, they could be used as a float for various purposes,they are harder than a hoesheart,bang noisily against a hull & would probably punch the hull if used as a fender.
Cheers/ Len
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10-02-2016, 09:23
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#17
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 110
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Re: ok... What is this?
several uses...pickup line for retrieving anchor rode when returning from day-sail, trip line when anchoring in rocky bottom, etc...or other humorous suggestions submitted here lol
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10-02-2016, 13:19
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#18
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Tasmania, Australia
Boat: Bieroc 36 foot Ketch
Posts: 4,953
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Re: ok... What is this?
I've got two of these that were on mine when I purchased her. They are obviously old, perhaps more than 20 years old as they have the origional name written on them. I just thought they are fenders. I don't like using them though as they are fairly hard form of plastic. Now I've painted the boat I won't be using them at all. They will make good buoy's to mark a lost anchor etc.
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10-02-2016, 14:10
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#19
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: NSW Australia
Boat: Traditional 30
Posts: 1,980
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Re: ok... What is this?
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Originally Posted by Rebar_Caruso
new to boat ownership and have been thinking about this yellow ball.... I'm guessing it is either something to do with marking anchorage.... am I in the ballpark, and if so, where do I attach the doggone thing... to the anchor, or the end of the rode? or what....
Thanks in advance from a noob....
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Its NOT a bumper as some people have suggested. The plastic is too hard on those things.
It was most likely there to be used as and anchor buddy, mooring retrieval or crab pots.
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10-02-2016, 15:44
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#20
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia
Boat: Cloud Catamaran, Cloud 9, 10.6M, Rainbow Dreaming
Posts: 38
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Re: ok... What is this?
It is a day shape indicates vessel at anchor
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10-02-2016, 20:20
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#21
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: cruising SW Pacific
Boat: Jon Sayer 1-off 46 ft fract rig sloop strip plank in W Red Cedar
Posts: 21,154
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Re: ok... What is this?
Quote:
Originally Posted by mjcook
It is a day shape indicates vessel at anchor
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I believe that the anchor ball day shape should be black, not yellow. Mine is!
Jim
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10-02-2016, 21:58
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#22
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea
Boat: FP Belize Maestro 43 and OPBs
Posts: 12,888
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Re: ok... What is this?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Cate
I believe that the anchor ball day shape should be black, not yellow. Mine is!
Jim
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Correct.
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10-02-2016, 22:24
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#23
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: mexico
Boat: 75' steel sutton ketch,Warwick 70' aluminum sloop
Posts: 127
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Re: ok... What is this?
hippity hop junior... kids toy....
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10-02-2016, 22:41
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#24
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Seattle
Boat: Snipe, Roughwater 41, and Islander 36
Posts: 239
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Re: ok... What is this?
Who needs to watch comedy television with all of your replies here to this innocent noobs humble question?
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10-02-2016, 22:46
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#25
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Ettalong. NSW. Australia.
Boat: Cheoy Lee Clipper 33
Posts: 20
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Re: ok... What is this?
In Australia and in particular NSW yellow buoys indicate a private swing mooring, red for commercial so it may simply be the mooring marker attached to the mooring rode however by its size it does look like an anchor retriever.
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11-02-2016, 06:10
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#26
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Vava'u - Tonga
Boat: Le Guen Hemidy, Croix-du-Sud, 56'
Posts: 125
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Re: ok... What is this?
If the buoy is rigid plastic, then it's an anchor mark, if not it's a fender.
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11-02-2016, 07:37
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#27
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Bahamas/Florida
Boat: Solaris Sunstar 36' catamaran
Posts: 2,686
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Re: ok... What is this?
Might try hunting down the previous owner and asking him what he used it for.
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25-02-2016, 18:17
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#28
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Brisbane Aus
Boat: Boro Tahiti 47'
Posts: 27
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Re: ok... What is this?
@FSMike - I finally did... he said it was a tether ball. HA HA... no... it was as many others suggested...Anchor retreiver/moorage marker. Thanks to you all for a delightful first post response.
Cheers from noob land
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