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Ted Drum, Mayor Bob Cox and Mayor Jack Seiler

Mayor Bob Cox

Street, adjacent to Lauderdale Marina, was dedicated in son of Macdonald, has also worked at the marina over
Mayor Cox’s honor by the City of Fort Lauderdale in the years, most recently as VP of Fuel Operations.
October 2014.
Ted Drum continues to be active in the various family
Lauderdale Marina is today headed by Bob Cox’s businesses, even as day-to-day operation of the companies
grandson, Scott Clark, who is its president and general is handled by the next generation of Drum and Clark
manager. The thriving business is a marine mecca on the family members. He has certainly been a major influence
Intracoastal Waterway with its own Boston Whaler and on all aspects of the marina and related endeavors over
Albemarle dealerships, a sales center for Yamaha and the past six decades.
Mercury outboard engines, a 365’ ethanol-free fuel dock One pivotal point was in 1976 when a major expansion
(one of the longest in Florida), convenient dock store, and renovation project was initiated. This included
marine parts department, and state-of-the-art boat service erecting of the now-iconic dockside restaurant structure
department staffed by certified master technicians. There is built in the style of an old Florida house of refuge. The
prime dockage available to accommodate vessels of design was produced by Bill Bigoney, a Harvard educated
nearly any size, all the way up to 150’ in length.
architect, with his specialty being rustic, tropical motifs.
As president of Lauderdale Marina, Scott Clark has The building has remained a well-known sight on the
overseen the growth of its Boston Whaler dealership, waterway for more than four decades.
upgrades to the service department and a complete Ted Drum led the marina’s direction during this period,
rebuild of the fuel dock and face dock sections of the through his management company, with Bob Cox at the
property using floating concrete systems. Scott and his helm. They together decided the marina was no longer
family are long-term residents of Rio Vista.
ideally suited for “modern-day” use, so they formed The
Scott’s father, the late John Clark, was a brother of Carol Shipyard specifically for the purpose of completely
Drum and Macdonald Clark, also since deceased. John redeveloping the property.
Clark worked at the family’s marine businesses from 1988 A plan was put in place to attract yacht brokers, marine
to 2008 as president of Lauderdale Marina and in various attorneys and other related entities, all tenants at the marina.
financial management capacities as co-owner. Will Clark,

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