steamboat model ROBERT P / Stuart-Turner D10

This model steamboat was built and engineered by the late Bob Potrykus from Two Rivers, Wisconsin. He was my best friend and mentor. I inherited this model from him. The model is of an open launch type from the early 1900’s. It was built in 1987. The engine is a Stuart-Turner D10. The burner is homemade and the fuel is white gas (Coleman fuel}. It is pre-heated in a tray that holds denatured alcohol. It is pressurized with a plunger similar to a camping stove. The boiler is homemade and holds a little over