Patent ID: 7780375

Claim:
A method of elevating a marine platform that is supported by a plurality of hollow metallic leg sections that extend above and below a water line of a body of water, said platform having a deck supported by the leg sections, comprising the steps of; a) cutting one of the leg sections at a position next to the water line to provide a cut at a selected elevation; b) attaching a sleeve to the leg section that was cut in step “a”; c) attaching a plurality of hydraulic rams to the leg sections, each ram having a hollowed cylinder and an extensible push rod and first and second end portions, the rams being attached to the leg section at the end portions, wherein each ram has a retracted and an extended position, wherein in the extended position, one end portion of each ram is attached to the leg section and not the deck above the cut and the other end portion being attached to the leg section below the cut; d) repeating steps “a” through “b” for the other leg sections of the platform; e) elevating the platforms by extending each ram to the extended position; f) temporarily supporting the leg section above the cut with a pin that extends through aligned openings of the sleeve and leg section.