Inventory as of Nov 1, 2010

Third Coast Marine and Pro-shop
1900 Shipyard Drive
Seabrook, TX 77586
281-832-9415
Current Inventory Available 11/01/10
Boat Power Price
2009 New Mastercraft X-14 Loaded $65,000.00
2009 New Mastercraft X-15 Loaded $65,000.00
2009 New Mastercraft X-Star SS Loaded best price on new Xstar $81,000.00
2009 New Mastercraft X-80 Loaded make ridiculous offer $152,560.00
2009 New Mastercraft Maristar 255ss Loaded $129,980.00
2008 New Mastercraft Prostar 214 Loaded priced to clear $ 70,120.00
2008 New Mastercraft CSX265 Twin VW Diesels Loaded $149,810.00
2008 New Mastercraft CSX220 MCX VRS Engine Loaded $ 56,500.00 SOLD
2008 New MC Maristar 235ss MCX VRS SWS Engine Loaded $ 75,810.00
2009 New MC Maristar 230ss MCX VRS SWS Engine Loaded $ 59,810.00
2009 New Centurion Wave PCM Prosport 5.0ltr $ 35,822.00
2010 New Centurion Falcon DD 350 Black Scorpion Loaded $ 43,606.00
2009 New Enzo SV240 V-drive 8.1s Loaded $ 76,459.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-2 Loaded Make offer $75,970.00 SOLD
2010 New Mastercraft X-2 Loaded Make offer $86,370.00 SOLD
2010 New Mastercraft X-2 Switch and Loaded Make offer $87,680.00
2008 New Mastercraft Pro-star 214 Loaded Make offer $80,120.00 SOLD
2010 New Mastercraft X-14V Loaded make offer $87,480.00 SOLD
2009 New Mastercraft X-14V Loaded priced to clear $64,000.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-15 Switch loaded make offer $91,270.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-15 Slider loaded make offer $94,910.00 SOLD
2009 New Mastercraft X-15 Slider loaded and priced to clear$64,995.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-25 Slider loaded make offer $101,560.00 SOLD
2010 New Mastercraft X-25 Switch loaded make offer $97,110.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-25 Switch loaded make offer $103,030.00 SOLD
2010 New Mastercraft X-35 Switch loaded make offer $108,680.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-35 Slider loaded make offer $106,850.00 SOLD
2010 New Mastercraft X-45 Switch loaded make offer $104,270.00
2009 New Mastercraft Maristar 255 salt-water loaded make offer $129,980.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-Star Loaded make ridiculous offer $110,210.00 SOLD
2009 New Mastercraft X-80sts Loaded make ridiculous offer $152,560.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-80sts Loaded make ridiculous offer $166,640.00 SOLD
Any new 2010 Mastercraft not already discounted: You pick the Model Loaded Take $15k off above price

Broker: Todd Weatherill 281-832-9415 todd.weatherill@yahoo.com
Blog: http://thirdcoastyachtsales.blogspot.com/

My new life goal; to be the next "Jimmy Buffett."

When you set out to make a life that means something more than a description of what you do...you really have to dig deep for direction.

You can do what most Americans do and tie it to: a job, a mortgage, a hobby or two, maybe even a church or an organization. But what fun would that be?

I want to feel something different before I die.

First, I want my kids to think of me the way I think of my folks. There can be no bigger asperation.

I am making another pledge today. Never get pulled to live inland again. I am going back to walking the walk from here on out(or in this case, swim the swim).

The Ocean...any ocean, is my friend. It is mental health. It is church. It is challenge. It is even love and heartbreak.

But its much more. It is also community. The people of the Ocean are all the same regarless of where they are from and how they use the ocean. They respect the ocean and others.

There are Ocean People even inland. They are stuck and tormented souls (I know, I was one of them). The ocean is life for the Ocean people. But the sense of community is its real treasure.

Ocean People always stop when someone is in trouble at sea or needs help. They attempt unlikely rescues that could cost a life. They lend parts and food when others need it. When is the last time you saw someone in a large city pull over and help someone change a tire?

Ocean people share passion, wisdom, safety, food, good times, and heroic moments. It is like living in a small commmunity. Everyone shares...

With that said, I am living my dream. I am attached again to the ocean, any ocean, and I will not leave its side again and live inland.

My life's ambitions are quite simple now. I want to be the next Jimmy Buffett. Yes, I said it. Now there is an expectation out there. So be it. I spent a significant time getting back onstage when the Improv Comedy Venues changed my life and gave me the opportunity to get back onstage after I left it for years. Now, it goes hand in hand with boat sales, traveling in a sailboat, boating, diving, fishing, surfing, boarding, and paddling. I am home.

Last night I was onstage again, but this time in front of a music and bar audience that did not expect comedy in between serious songs. Yes, I went from laughing and poking fun; to crying and keeping my eyes shut while I sang. I have made a promise to myself today and to others...I am going to be me again.

Chase your dreams, I am going to and now you have an excuse to chase yours.

I again have found my calling, the one I keep coming back to. I am onstage, on boats, and underwater again.

My buddy Justin gave me a t-shirt a few weeks ago. It reads: "Design Unlikely Futures." With that said:

"I want to be the next Jimmy Buffett."

Push away from the dock my Ocean People.

Todd Weatherill

LISTINGS 4th of JULY WEEKEND SEABROOK, TEXAS

Current Listings on NEW BOATS.

Third Coast Marine and Pro-shop
1900 Shipyard Drive
Seabrook, TX 77586
281-832-9415
Current Inventory Available
Boat Power Price
2009 New Mastercraft X-14 Loaded $65,000.00
2009 New Mastercraft X-15 Loaded $65,000.00
2009 New Mastercraft X-Star SS Loaded best price on new Xstar $81,000.00
2009 New Mastercraft X-80 Loaded make ridiculous offer $152,560.00
2009 New Mastercraft Maristar 255ss Loaded $129,980.00
2008 New Mastercraft Prostar 214 Loaded priced to clear $ 70,120.00
2008 New Mastercraft CSX265 Twin VW Diesels Loaded $149,810.00
2008 New Mastercraft CSX220 MCX VRS Engine Loaded $ 56,500.00
2008 New MC Maristar 235ss MCX VRS SWS Engine Loaded $ 75,810.00
2009 New MC Maristar 230ss MCX VRS SWS Engine Loaded $ 59,810.00
2009 New Centurion Wave PCM Prosport 5.0ltr $ 35,822.00
2010 New Centurion Falcon DD 350 Black Scorpion Loaded $ 43,606.00
2009 New Enzo SV240 V-drive 8.1s Loaded $ 76,459.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-2 Loaded Make ridiculous offer $75,970.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-2 Loaded Make ridiculous offer $86,370.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-2 Switch and Loaded Make offer $87,680.00
2008 New Mastercraft Pro-star 214 Loaded Make ridiculous offer $80,120.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-14V Loaded make ridiculous offer $87,480.00
2009 New Mastercraft X-14V Loaded priced to clear $64,000.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-15 Switch loaded make offer $91,270.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-15 Slider loaded make offer $94,910.00
2009 New Mastercraft X-15 Slider loaded and priced to clear$64,995.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-25 Slider loaded make offer $101,560.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-25 Switch loaded make offer $97,110.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-25 Switch loaded make offer $103,030.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-35 Switch loaded make offer $108,680.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-35 Slider loaded make offer $106,850.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-45 Switch loaded make offer $104,270.00
2009 New Mastercraft Maristar 255 salt-water loaded make offer $129,980.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-Star Loaded make ridiculous offer $110,210.00
2009 New Mastercraft X-80sts Loaded make ridiculous offer $152,560.00
2010 New Mastercraft X-80sts Loaded make ridiculous offer $166,640.00
Any new 2010 Mastercraft not already discounted: You pick the Model Loaded Take $15k off above price

Broker: Todd Weatherill 281-832-9415 todd.weatherill@yahoo.com
Blog: http://thirdcoastyachtsales.blogspot.com/

In my opinion

This is the world according to Garp...that's me. So nothing is ever perfect...

Nobody ever invented Wakeboarding. For that matter nobody ever invented surfing behind a boat. It just happened. Both occurred when kids got their dad's boat for the day. It didn't matter if it was a $100k Wake boat or a 21' Mako...boards were grabbed and used behind boats since the late 20's. Some people in the late 30's made them out of plywood disks and flipped the board and turned backwards to the boat...(sound like wake-skating? See what I mean?)

Until these sports were organizing they were just random acts of "I bet I cans."

But there are many noteworthy accomplishments in Wakeboarding... early in the sport, Jimmy Redmon, Tony Finn, Tommy Phillips, Todd Weatherill, Stacey McElhinney, Howard Bass, and small handful of other riders and their parents... organized the sport and many others have the bragging rights of being first to do the following:

Jimmy Redmon Made the first US shaped wakeboard and named it Redline Design.

Tony Finn Marketed the First US wakeboard and its name was Skurfer.

But the first skiboard was the Surf Ski, designed by Aussie Jeff McKee.
It was released by Wellington Puritan. McKee promoted the same design in Oceana starting in 82 or 83 under the name McSki

Eric Perez is the First World Champion.

Darren Shapiro is the first to win the US Open and took home all the prize money at 90% of the early contests.

The First Flip in a competition was done by Craig Luelen a trick skier. (hope spelled right).

Trick skiers and hotdoggers like Tony Klarich, Russell Gay, and even Darren Shapiro pushed the sport in it's early days to new levels.

Pat Mcelhinney was pulling huge 540's before anyone else on a wakeboard (but remember, trick skiers were doing it already years before on trick skis, but Pat was the first pure wakeboard 540. Infact it was a wrap switch 540).

Lance Broog was a Flip innovator from Hawaii.

The first sliders were anything in the way; bouys, docks, trees, stumps, and boats...yes, boats.

The First persons to hit a ramp with a wakeboard were almost all entirely Three event prodigy's. (ski,trick, jump). The only distance jumping wakeboarders then were Stuart Barton, Bob Welsh, and Todd Weatherill. Stuart won with 70ft...then Shapiro (trained jumper) hit a ramp and laughed past us all by almost double.

The Dirtiest grabs were dirty in the beginning too. (ala smith, nelson, goforth, harwood). Josh Smith is my pick for best early tweaker...

The Body Slide was not created by Troy Navarro or Todd Weatherill. It again, was created by a waterskier. A lot of waterskiers did it.

The first Golden Boy of Wakeboarding was Chris Coogan.

The First WWA President was Todd Weatherill.

The First Bogus company in the wakeboard world was Thruster Wakeboards...cool samples, Great riders, no product to sell; but a huge sponsor check that "will surely clear." (I mention no names because I am a good guy).

The "Dirty Dozen" which are the first professional riders actually had 19 original members but were termed the "Dirty Dozen."

Jimmy Redmon Designed the First Double Ended Board about the same time as Neptune. He also is credited with the first three stage rocker on a wakeboard. You can see it on the early Sano Boards. Again, wakeboarders were not first. The first three stage rocker was in surfing designs.

The first compression molded board was made by Herb O'Brien and his crew out of Redmon, Washington.

The first Slalom Wakeboard Champion was "Barney" Ken Bernard.

The First Finless Board idea was at O'Brien and it came from Todd Weatherill. (tie with redmon...ask him).

Surfing behind the boat is documented in books back into the 40's.

In the summer of 1994 The First Inland Surf Championships (FIST) was a brainchild of Todd Weatherill and put on by sponsor "Sail and Ski" in Austin Texas off Lake Austin. Regular surfboards were used.

The Pro Wakeboard Tour came to be through revolution and victory over the Pro-Waterski Tour trying to keep wakeboarding out, the sport's organizers, and ultimately the ski tour's demise. Wakeboarding is powerful...and organic. Why? because they said we couldn't.

Yes, Byerly is that nice...really a good guy. He is every bit of legend, myth, person, and champion that he is made out to be. He is one of the fathers.

Parks Bonifay's (also a three event skier) first Championship was in the Jr. Men's division at the worlds in Isla Morada Keys in 199...dang. I am old...can't remember the year. It is the same year Bylerly won the worlds I believe. The pic attached has him and second placed Randall "Vandall" Harris.

The first year on the pro-tour the wakeboarders had to ride and compete prior to the National Anthem...fun stuff. We faced t-shirts at the Waterski Masters that read: "Three event, not four."

The early champion for single year sales in a wakeboard shop was Tommy's Slalom Shop in Denver, Colorado and Bill Porter of Performance Ski and Surf. They both sold over 1000 boards each in 1991 (it is a three month season in Colorado).

Early in the sport; Lance Brug was making true surfboard/wake hybrids that were from Hawaii with innovator and pioneer Pat McElhinney.

The Railey came from Darren Shapiro's coaches name: Chet Raley. (also an early competitor).

The First wakeboarder that did a triple backflip was Butch Bendell. It was not on a wakeboard, but on a snowboard at St. Mary's Glacier in 1991 with a shovel-made kicker.

Scott Harwood did the worlds best glide backwards with grab. (Indy Glide)

The first Pro-tour Host on ESPN was Tony Finn. Todd Weatherill was next. Then Jeff Barton. But the one that did more broadcasts than anyone was Doug Dunbar. He hosted the Wakeboard segments on X-Games for a decade, even more for the Pro-Wake and Waterski tours.

The First Rebel Wakeboard Magazine was called Launch Wakeboard Magazine and the editor was Jeff Barton (JB).

First wakeboard tower. Many believe it was Correct Craft because they patented it. Well, the first the pros got behind was Doug Dukane's boat. He was one of the original photographers and photographed many champions. He bought an offshore patrol boat in Florida and owned an old police car to pull it with. The thing was monsterous. The thing had a huge wake, pulling from the tower up high, and blew knees out because of the killer landing. Shapiro flew almost 80 feet prior to landing from takeoff. It was a massive wake. Anyway, Larry Meddock (one of the staples at Correct Craft) saw it, liked it, and innovated the tower you see today. (His son is a huge successful photographer and former pro-rider). His design was the first made specifically for wakeboarding.

Trick Skiers, surfers, and snowboarders had a lot to do with the early trick progression in Wakeboarding.

I will write more when my old mind remembers.

Todd Weatherill

Rider's Lodge

http://thirdcoastyachtsales.blogspot.com/ www.toddweatherill.com

The earth and ocean are more powerful than a man-made mess

Yes, there is a spill. Yes, wildlife and people have been negatively effected. I urge you all to pray for the residents, the wildlife, and the Ocean. This is the worst spill in US history. The coast will take a beating. The ocean...well that is a different story.

But I want you to think about something the news, the politicians, and the knee-jerk public has not thought of.

Oil is a natural resource. It is not man-made. God and the earth made it. Nothing man can do will keep the earth and the ocean from healing itself in time.

Think Chernobyl (nuclear spill). Think Valdease (the largest USA oil disaster). Think Husain and Iraq (the largest spill ever). Think about how man has always screwed up nature. But nature heals itself in time.

All of the events above were thought to be the end of nature in those regions.

Man VS. Nature: NATURE ALWAYS WINS...period.

These regions that were thought to be dead regenerated themselves without the help of man. Wildlife came back, fishermen came back. Nature has made all of these regions epic reserves of natural resources and wildlife once again.

Have you fished Valdease in the past decade? Have you seen pictures of the fishing in Iraq? I didn't think so.

Wait on nature. It will inevitably beat the human condition of mistake and the inperfection of public policy and lack of natural resource management we are now facing.

COUNT ON NATURE TO HEAL THIS HORRIBLE EVENT.

Don't forget: Florida still has a ton of clean beaches today on the Gulf. Please support those areas with tourism and trade. The Texas Coast has not been effected at all. Keep boating, fishing, surfing, and sunning on the beach...they are our greatest natural resource.

Let me give you some math: There are upwards of 660 Quadrillion gallons of water in the Gulf of Mexico. 660Quadrillion
If the spill lasts 120 days at 42 gallons a barrel of oil and 108 million released...divide 660 Quadrillion by 108 million gallons and you get one gallon of oil for every 6.6 billion gallons of water. That is the equivelant of four drops of oil in a full bathtub...you can drink that water and will not be harmed. The Ocean will win. The coast will however lose...

The largest spill to date that is not being talked about is the IXTOC 1 spill in 1979 in Mexico. The P-Mex company paid noone claiming sovernty. there were 140 million gallons of oil spilled and it covered a shoreline of about the equivalent of 1/2 of the Texas area. It took them 10 months to stop the leak. No cause found. It is all back to normal and has been since the early 90's. Count on the ocean to clean the world.

The Kuwait oil spill was 10x the oil of the current guld spill and deposited in an area 1/6th the size of the Gulf Coast here (persian gulf). 1/2 evaporated, 1 million barrels were recovered, and 1/2 a million hit the shoreline. It is back to normal now and one of the most vibrant undersea santuaries in the world.

Count on the Ocean to take care of itself...man vs. ocean? Ocean always wins.

Todd Weatherill
Third Coast Yachts
Push away from the dock and find yourself.

Till the tail lights go down the hiway

There is an old saying in the boat-world that fits my mood today. "It Aint Sold Till The Tail Lights Go Down The HiWay."

Every boat owner, broker, and salesman has experienced the boat sale from hell. The boat can be new, used, or even in perfect shape...but something will go wrong with it when you try to sell it.

The water-test is the key to selling a boat. If it will run when the potential new owner takes it for a spin...it will normally sell. But Murphy's law applies to all boats. A boat will fail you when you count on it. It will always fail you.

Gosh, that sounds like a ton of relationships I know. Same rules apply. When you count on the person of your dreams...they will let you down.

I love boats. But they are an imperfect creature and they will fail. If you order or buy a new boat; the manufacturer or dealer will fix most (if not all) the gliches prior to you taking delivery behind closed doors where your image makes you think that you are buying a perfect boat. Be happy in your denial...boats will fail...all boats.

Some boat issues don't appear until the new owner gets into the driver's seat to take the infamous "Water Test." This is embarrassing, but inevitable. Don't get mad. Explain over and over prior to the "water-test" that boats will fail, that problems will exist, that the new owner will be pulling it back to the dealer to help illiminate electrical problems, hardware failure, bank (battery) issues, pumps, engine failure, and blown engines...yes blown engines. Relax, all boats fail, not just yours.

If you own an old boat, you pay for all the repairs. If you buy a new boat, the dealer and manufacturer pay for the repairs during the warranty period. It is up to the new boat owner to pick who pays. Their level of pain is the ultimate test to whether they will buy new and have the dealer fix it, or stay with the old boat and fix it themselves.

But you can count on one thing when you own a boat, sell a boat, or take a boat out...IT WILL FAIL. GOD WILLING, IT IS NOT ON THE WATER-TEST. "It aint sold till the tail lights go down the hiway...then, look for headlights coming back."

Hope that clears things up for you...

Todd Weatherill
The Floating Guru
Learn to love life for every drop and Push away from the dock...

Living the Dream

My whole life has involved the water. I have parents and grandparents who ingrained water in my life. I grew up skiing, boating, fishing, surfing, and wakeboarding in the deepest waters and the best lakes this country offers. I have driven boats since before I could see over the bow. I have crewed on vessels of all sizes and been on nearly every waterway in this country. I prefer the ocean over lakes. The ocean is my home. While living on the Gulf throughout the 90's I fell in love with the Gulf Coast. The Gulf is one of the last waterways in America where the wildlife is still vibrant and thriving. The Fishing is second to none and the diving deep water is epic. The surf, well the surf comes and goes...don't all pretty ladies?

My biggest love is yachts. My grandfather retired Lt. Colonel Ken Patrick taught me everything about the ocean. We crewed for him growing up on several vessels including my favorite: the 40ft Ocean. She was a beautiful Trawler. In that time I learned to maneuver and crew big yachts, sail, dock, fish, clam, crab, and how to endure rough seas in the deepest water in the world (the northwest is home to the Bar which is the roughest ride in the pacific).

We cruised the Puget Sound, The Canadian San Juan Islands, and the Oregon and Canadian coasts. I love the Pacific too. It was a pirate's life my siblings and I lived. Now, it is in my soul.

Finally, after honing my skills for the past four decades: I am opening a yacht rep group on the gulf. My new business is called THIRD COAST MARINE. We will offer new boats from some great lines: Galeon Yachts, Doral Boats, EdgeWater Boats, and used boat of all sizes and brands nationwide.

I want to introduce you to my new business. With some much needed help from David Craig, a 18 year friend and associate; We are opening an office in the Kemah, Texas area off the Gulf by Galveston Bay.

Like any business referrals are key. Please tell your friends and family what I am doing. Karma itself always brings success to those who engage honestly. I am going to be the yacht brokerage that is built on integrity, superior knowledge, and epic service. My history in the boating industry runs deep with over twenty years of experience in the industry and more than double that boating. I am one of the few brokers that has done the things that most only dream of. Please pass this energy on...it will always bear fruit.

Thank you for looking and if you know of anyone who is in the yacht market, please pass them to me and I will not only take great care of them; I will pay you a referall fee if I sell them a vessel.

Todd Weatherill
Third Coast Marine
Houston, Los Angeles, Austin
todd.weatherill@yahoo.com
281-832-9415 direct USA

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