Weekly Snaps Maintenance
Photography has always played an important role on Britannia. While she was in service, there was always a 'Yottie' appointed, nicknamed 'Snaps', to take photographs of life on board the Royal Yacht.
In keeping with this tradition, we now have our own Photographer in Residence, Ruth Armstrong, who has been capturing our very own Weekly 'Snaps' - a collection of snapshots of life around the ship today.
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Jay varnishing one of the Verandah Deck handrails.
Polishing the brass end caps.
Checking the brass end cap fits.
Fitting it in place.
Martin cleaning up a door lock.
A closer look at the mechanism.
Mark L. removing a door handle.
Removing the inside door handle.
Another look.
Mark L. cutting some angle bar.
Drilling the angle bar, ready for an attachment to be bolted to it.
A closer look at the drilling action.
Mark S. hanging Christmas decorations.
Hanging the wreaths on the doors.
Paul A. applying white paint to the Binnacle.
A closer look at the intricate gold leaf detail and application of white paint.
Ian spray painting a cover.
The cover will be used at Fingal's bow, when the Christmas tree is not in place.
Dean S. fixing the u-bend in the Pastry Galley.
Repairing the pot wash tap in the Tea Room Galley.
Applying tape to the end of the hose.
Jay putting up Christmas decorations in the Gift Shop.
Martin adds the decorations above the cabinets.
Adding the finishing touches.
Paul A. applying red paint to the Binnacle.
A closer look.
Carefully painting the intricate gold leaf detail.
Mark S. planing teak decking.
Cutting the teak decking to fit.
Martin sanding handrails.
Tony washing down Britannia's hull.
Power washing the Fo’c’s’le Deck.
Sanding a handrail for the back of house gangway at Fingal.
Mark S. varnishing the handrail.
Another look.
Fitting the brass end caps.
Cleaning up the edges.
Finished brass end caps, prior to being fitted.
Jay measuring for a dowel on one of the Verandah Deck handrails.
Carefully measuring the handrail.
Cleaning the threads on the underside of the handrail.
Polishing up the brass cap ends.
Ian carrying out maintenance checks on Royal Nore.
Removing the cover plate before checking the engines.
Paul A. re-fitting one of the air handling unit panels.
Paul A. painting the intricate detail on the Binnacle.
Jay, Martin and Ian moving Coweslip, in preparation for the Christmas tree delivery.
Jay and Martin removing a glass panel in the Officers' Wardroom, allowing the housekeepers to polish the silver.
Testing the hole cutter, to take the dowels.
Checking the dowel fits.
Gary and Mark S. drilling a section of teak decking, before converting into handrails.
Mark S. with a handrail.
Gary chiselling the dowels.
Removing each dowel.
Gluing the dowels into the deck timber.
Ian checking the engines on board Royal Nore.
Exiting Royal Nore, after completion of maintenance checks.
Moving the paint cat alongside Fingal.
Ready to paint the boot topping off the berthing cat.
A view of Fingal in Alexandra Dock berth.
Gary making a template for the handrails to create a radius end.
A closer look.
Derek, Head of Maintenance, and Stuart with one of the mooring arm pins.
Marking the mooring arm pin to get a taper cut on the shaft.
