The Pioneers of Liftboats

In 1955, Lynn Dean and his brother Orin, married the concept of a jack-up with a supply vessel. They lowered legs to the bottom and elevated the boat to the level of the platform. This provided a stable work platform that could be lowered and propelled to another platform. There were hundreds of the platforms to service - no short supply of work for the two brothers. They formed a company simply called Elevating Boats, Inc. to design, build, and operate their new vessel concept - the liftboat.

We can fix anything except a broken heart and the break of day.
Universal Repair Service - 1949