The Spirit of Propeller

Our Big Project

Since it was built in 1935, generations of Sea Scouts have called the dock at Waterway 18 on Lake Union home. Now owned by The Spirit of Propeller Foundation to support the Sea Scouts and other youth maritime training programs, the old dock was replaced in order to comply with the current requirements of the Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources and the Federal Environmental Protection Administration.

We asked for your help in funding our dock replacement project. By joining with us, you helped ensure that future generations of Seattle's youth and Sea Scouts will have access to maritime youth workforce development, training and education programs. Your donations contributed to improving the lake environment and habitats for aquatic marine life. 

This fall, at a cost of over $430,000 and after three years of effort, we have completed the construction of our new dock. Actual construction began in June of 2024 and was completed at the end of October 2024.

What's Next?

We are inviting you to join with us in providing your continued support in providing funding for our program, material and operational needs.

Our projected annual program operational budget of $62,000 includes our proposed vessel and dock maintenance and improvements projects.

What we do

Our mission is to own and provide a safe, affordable maritime training facility for all youth in the greater Seattle area, including Scouting BSA's Sea Scout Ships, to provide trained and qualified maritime instructors and consultants and to provide an affordable operations platform for youth maritime educational organizations.

Who we are

Formed in 1985, the Spirit of Propeller, Inc. supports youth maritime organizations dedicated to the education, training and support of youth in our community, including Sea Scouts. We provide financial, material and training support to these organizations to assist in meeting their training requirements.

As none of our staff, Board of Directors or instructors are volunteers are not paid for their support of our programs, 100% of your donations are used to provide maritime educational opportunities to the youth of our communities.

Thank you to all of our supporters who have donated so far! 

We also wish to thank our affiliated organizations:

The Spirit of Propeller, Inc, Directors and Officers
Sea Scout Ship Propeller, Officers and Crew
Seattle Propeller Club
Seattle Sea Scout Fleet Officers Association
Seattle Maritime Academy

Fisheries Supply Co.

Global Diving

Shipboard Electrical Systems

Boeing Employees

Microsoft Employees