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Salmon Bay Marina and Salmon Bay Boat Sales are owned and operated by Draper Machine Works Incorporated. This closely-held corporation is owned by the Draper family.

Draper Family Photo
The Drapers are Washington State Pioneers
The Draper family forefathers arrived in Washington Territory during the 1870s, with ties to Port Angeles, Neah Bay, and Seattle. This 1902 photo, taken at the family’s homestead in Port Angeles, shows the first three generations of the Drapers in the Northwest. Included are Great-Great Grandfather George Draper (who was called “Whitebeard” by the Native Americans), Great Grandfather Charles Draper I, and his son Grandfather Frank Draper (Charles David Draper II father).
Draper Machine Works (previously named Draper Engine Works) was incorporated by Charles Draper I in 1917. It is a parent corporation to Salmon Bay Marina and Salmon Bay Boat Sales.

Salmon Bay Marina History
Charles Draper II (Sr.) and his father Frank Draper purchased the marina property in 1945 and were the first to develop the lands on which the marina stands today. Charles Draper Sr. designed and constructed Salmon Bay Marina in 1962.

Charles Draper Sr. designed large boat turning radii between the covered piers and constructed the slips for wide beam boats. His design also included heat vents and aluminum roofs for fire protection and condensation reduction. His foresight of slip design still provides slip sizes for today’s pleasure craft industry.

Recent improvements to the marina include an extensive electrical upgrade that changed from the old 1962 - 20 Amp 110VAC system with standard wall plugs into modern electrical meters with twist lock 30 Amp and 50Amp 110 VAC receptacles.

Draper Affiliate Companies
In 1987, Draper modified its machining and manufacturing operations to support only its affiliate organizations and property management companies. Those affiliate organizations include:

 

Salmon Bay Boat Sales began operations in 1989 with Marlee Draper who is the daughter of Charles Draper II (Sr.) Salmon Bay Boat Sales is located on-site with Salmon Bay Marina and brokers Pleasure Yachts.

Corporate Officers & Family Members
Charles Draper II (Sr.) is President of Draper Machine Works and his son, Charles Draper III (Jr.) is Vice President.

Heading the Draper clan are Charles Draper II (Sr.) and spouse Mrs. Glee Draper. Their children are Kristine Draper Sproul, Charles Draper III (Jr.), and Marlee Draper. The grandchildren include Kristine’s children (Jennifer Sproul Batton, David Sproul, Peter Sproul,Sarah Sproul, Kyle Sproul, Jacob Sproul and Elizabeth Sproul) - Charles III (Jr.) children Elizabeth, Alexandra, Christina, and Charles David Draper IV - and Marlee’s child, Leslie Sampson. The fourth generation includes the great-grandchildren Mariah Batton, Spencer Batton, Teijah Batton and Roco Batton.


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