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Elevating Boats

Caernarvon and Houma LA

Most recent update: October 17, 2018.

Elevating Boats, Inc., was originally called Jackup Boat Builders, Inc. It was started in 1955 by Lynn and Orin Dean, who essentially invented the liftboat business, in which the company is still engaged, although it now only occasionally builds a boat. Their shipyard and manufacturing facility was in Caernarvon LA - see it here - but they closed that yard in the 1980s and their most recent rigs have been built in Houma.

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O/N Name Operator Type Leg Length (ft) GT Built Notes
Built by Jackup Boat Builders, Inc.
293909 Jo-Mac 2 Schlumberger Technology liftboat 30 1964
296951 Cajun II LL&G Construction liftboat 34 1964
299871 Chevy Elevator Cajun Stabilizing Boats Inc liftboat 75 34 1965
500371 Allied Elevator No. 1 Allied Wireline Inc. liftboat 36 1965
501547 The Puppet Jon Blake Enterprises fishing boat 52 1965
501737 Jo-Mac 4 Schlumberger Technology liftboat 34 1965 later Miss Macy, Mr. Travis
502606 Deligans Elevator No. 1 Gators Wireline Inc liftboat 38 1966
32 504532 Go Go Elevator Sigma Industries liftboat 33 1966 later Miss Macy
41 510850 Simple Elevator Jordan Operations Inc liftboat 36 1967 later Four Thousand
512842 Marchand Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 70 1968
515017 Jean Pierre Production Wireline Services liftboat 94 1968
46 516452 offshore Elevator P & S Well Service Inc liftboat 36 1968
518272 Proven Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 37 1969
52 524005 Thruster Elevator P & S Well Service Inc liftboat 49 1969
54 527816 Jay Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 75 58 1970
56 529734 Cardinal Elevator No. 2 Cajun Towing & Marine liftboat 44 1970 later Miss Jessica, Superior Patience
Built by Elevating Boats, LLC
57 530281 Xmas Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 57 1971
58 531707 Able Queen P & S Well Service Inc liftboat 58 1971
59 533080 Billiot Elevator Meldeans Inc liftboat 58 1971
60 534002 Al Plachy Cajun Stabilizing Boats Inc liftboat 75 47 1971 later Tiger
61 534725 Pooles Island Atlantic Dredging towboat 47 1971
62 536423 Sal Duhe Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 95 94 1971
63 537019 Herman Acosta Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 60 1971
64 537764 Harold Bell Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 75 59 1972
66 539665 Joe Labiche Elevator Paradigm Resources Inc liftboat 75 60 1972
68 542064 Western Bayou Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 59 1972
70 544350 Vincent Perez Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 75 60 1972
73 548581 Harold Stodghill Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 71 1973
74 549893 Captain Orin Elevator liftboat 75 71 1973 later Global Lift 6
75 551531 Diamond Elevator liftboat 75 61 1973 later Global Lift 8
76 552645 Jehu Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 61 1973
77 553627 Mac Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 61 1973
78 554733 Allied Elevator No 1 Allied Marine Services LLC liftboat 75 65 1974 later Anders Elevator
80 557783 Sudsur Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 79 1974
81 559536 Donald Evans Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 79 1974
83 561616 Theophile Robin Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 75 74 1974
84 562777 Walter Guidry Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 79 1975
85 565504 Gilbert Zamora Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 74 1975
86 567668 Dewitt Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 82 1975
87 569353 Bill Snyder Elevator Jackup Boat Service Inc liftboat 125 88 1975
89 575117 Frank Sembera Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 62 90 1976
90 577383 Marvin Acosta Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 79 1976
91 579569 Jack Campo Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 88 1977
92 581122 Robert Guerra Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 75 79 1977 later Shallow Draft 17
93 582972 John Redman Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 75 45 1977 later M & M 110
94 585803 Allied Elevator No. 4 Allied Marine Services LLC liftboat 75 45 1977 later M & M 104, L/B 101 Select
95 586555 K. D. Knapp liftboat 75 45 1977 later Superior Guidance
97 588641 Shoal Elevator liftboat 75 45 1977 later Global Lift 1
100 593265 Century Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 62 77 1978
101 594666 Allied Elevator No. 5 Allied Marine Services LLC liftboat 75 47 1978 later M & M 105
103 600131 Bob Boteler Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 62 77 1978
104 599713 Jo-Mac 3 Schlumberger Technology Corp liftboat 75 48 1978 later Superior Logic
105 602612 Sonny Melerine Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 77 1979
106 601982 Jo-Mac 7 Schlumberger Technology Corp liftboat 75 45 1978 later Superior Ability
107 602931 Jo-Mac 8 Schlumberger Technology Corp liftboat 75 45 1979 later Superior Ambition
108 609896 Allen Benoit Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 77 1979
111 609023 Walter Alfonso Elevator P & S Well Service Inc liftboat 75 45 1979
112 609894 Ed Smith Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 76 1979
113 629222 Gary Dean Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 130 97 1980
114 609895 Herman Serigne Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 62 76 1979
115 615720 Allied Elevator No. 6 Allied Marine Services LLC liftboat 75 45 1979 later M & M 106
116 615924 Noble Queen Flotation Services liftboat 75 45 1979 later Superior Loyalty
117 618044 Allied Elevator No. 9 Allied Marine Services LLC liftboat 75 45 1980 later M & M 109
118 620490 A. C. Brown Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 90 1980
119 638131 Mike Martin Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 120 92 1981
120 623971 SNG 43001 Southern Natural Gas Company liftboat 75 48 1980 later Shallow Draft #18
121 625674 Allied Elevator No. 7 Allied Marine Services LLC liftboat 75 49 1980 later M & M 107
123 630808 EB VII P & S Well Service Inc liftboat 75 40 1980
124 631530 Donald Olsen Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 95 1981
125 632549 Peanut Nicosia Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 90 1981
126 635862 C. C. Lemaire liftboat 75 66 1981 later Superior Attitude
127 646325 G. O. Roach liftboat 98 1982 later Superior Honor, Snapper
128 638132 Rick Stierwald Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 90 1981
129 641744 Allied Elevator No. 8 Allied Marine Services LLC liftboat 75 50 1981 later M & M 108
130 642342 Ecoficient Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 75 111 1981
644417 Caboose P & S Well Service Inc liftboat 75 40 1981 later Miss Mia
134 651224 Pontchartrain The Grand Ltd. liftboat 75 111 1982 NLD
135 647205 John Padgett Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 62 90 1982
136 648337 W. G. Snyder Jr. Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 90 1982
137 648336 Barron Goodale Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 62 90 1982
139 652150 Buddy Plessala Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 62 58 1982
140 657869 Junior Millien Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 75 58 1983
141 653560 Tony Lopez Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 62 58 1982
142 655124 Raymond Landry Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 72 58 1983
143 660339 Donald Moll Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 120 91 1983
144 681064 F. G. Derouen liftboat 130 91 1985 later Skipfish
145 664153 Allied Elevator No 2 Allied Marine Services LLC liftboat 75 58 1983 later Columbia
146 1070621 Mammoth Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 200 499 1998 (built in Houma)
147 697823 Matt Jeanfreau Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 120 98 1986
148 952144 Gene Buras Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 130 98 1989
149 1189194 Jimmie Holmes Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 150 180 2006 (built in Houma)
150 1215412 Gary Chiasson Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 150 180 2008 (built in Houma)
151 1253059 Walter Cure Elevator Elevating Boats LLC liftboat 222 2014 (built in Houma)

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