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) |