COASTAL BANCORP INC
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                       SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 13G*
                                (Rule 13d-102)

            INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                              PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)

                            Coastal Bancorp, Inc.
                               (Name of Issuer)

                                 Common Stock
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  19041P105
                                (CUSIP Number)

                                August 9, 2000
            (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)


     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
     [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)





                           (Page 1 of 11 Pages)
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     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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CUSIP No. 19041P105                 13G                    Page 2 of 11 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Tontine Partners, L.P.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ---------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 31,050
OWNED BY       ---------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ---------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 31,050
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     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 31,050
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     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
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     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                0.55%
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     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 PN
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                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 19041P105                 13G                    Page 3 of 11 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Tontine Financial Partners, L.P.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ---------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 227,700
OWNED BY       ---------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ---------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 227,700
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     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 227,700
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
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     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                4.03%
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     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 PN
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                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 19041P105                 13G                    Page 4 of 11 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Tontine Management, L.L.C.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ---------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 258,750
OWNED BY       ---------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ---------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 258,750
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     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 258,750
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                4.58%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 OO
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                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 19041P105                 13G                    Page 5 of 11 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ---------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 55,400
OWNED BY       ---------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ---------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 55,400
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 55,400
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                0.98%
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     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 IA
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                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 19041P105                 13G                    Page 6 of 11 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                                  Jeffrey L. Gendell
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ---------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 314,150
OWNED BY       ---------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ---------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 314,150
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 314,150
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                5.56%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 IN
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                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 19041P105                 13G                    Page 7 of 11 Pages

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:
     The name of the issuer is Coastal Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company").

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
     The Company's principal executive offices are located at 5718 Westheimer,
Suite 600, Houston, TX  77057.

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing:

     This statement is filed by:
         (i) Tontine Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
             ("TP") with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly
             owned by it;
        (ii) Tontine Financial Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
             ("TFP") with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly
             owned by it;
       (iii) Tontine Management, L.L.C., a limited liability company
             organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TM"),
             with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by
             TP and TFP;
        (iv) Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C., a limited liability
             company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
             ("TOA"), which serves as investment manager to Tontine
             Overseas Fund, Ltd. ("TOF") and TFP Overseas Fund, Ltd. ("TFPO"),
             companies organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, with
             respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TOF and
             TFPO; and
         (v) Jeffrey L. Gendell ("Mr. Gendell"), with respect to the
             shares of Common Stock directly owned by each of TP, TFP,
             TOF and TFPO.

              The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes
         collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."  Any
         disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the
         Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after
         making inquiry to the appropriate party.

Item 2(c).     Citizenship:

     TP and TFP are limited partnerships organized under the laws of the State
of Delaware.  TM and TOA are limited liability companies organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware.  Mr. Gendell is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:
     Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock")

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CUSIP No. 19041P105                 13G                    Page 8 of 11 Pages

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:  19041P105

Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:

          (a) [ ]   Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                    Act,

          (b) [ ]   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

          (c) [ ]   Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
                    the Act,

          (d) [ ]   Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (e) [ ]   Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule
                    13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),

          (f) [ ]   Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
                    13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),

          (g) [ ]   Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
                    with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),

          (h) [ ]   Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                    Federal Deposit Insurance Act,

          (i) [ ]   Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                    investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (j) [ ]   Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

     If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(c), check this box:  [x]

Item 4.   Ownership.

      A. Tontine Partners, L.P.
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 31,050
              (b) Percent of class: 0.55%.  The percentages used herein and in
the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 5,643,903 shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2000 as reflected in the Company's
form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2000.
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 31,050
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 31,050

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CUSIP No. 19041P105                 13G                    Page 9 of 11 Pages

      B. Tontine Financial Partners, L.P.
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 227,700
              (b) Percent of class: 4.03%
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 227,700
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 227,700

      C. Tontine Management, L.L.C.
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 258,750
              (b) Percent of class: 4.58%
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 258,750
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 258,750

      D. Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 55,400
              (b) Percent of class: 0.98%
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 55,400
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 55,400

      E. Jeffrey L. Gendell
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 314,150
              (b) Percent of class: 5.56%
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 314,150
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 314,150

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

     Not applicable.

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

     TM, the general partner of TP and TFP, has the power to direct the affairs
of TP and TFP, including decisions respecting the disposition of the proceeds
from the sale of the shares.  Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TM and TOA,
and in that capacity directs their operations.

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

     Not applicable.

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CUSIP No. 19041P105                 13G                    Page 10 of 11 Pages

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

     Not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

     Not applicable.

Item 10.  Certification.

     Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control
of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.

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CUSIP No. 19041P105                 13G                    Page 11 of 11 Pages

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


DATED:  August 21, 2000

                                    /s/ JEFFREY L. GENDELL
                                    Jeffrey L. Gendell, individually, and as
                                    managing member of
                                    Tontine Management, L.L.C.,
                                    general partner of
                                    Tontine Partners, L.P. and
                                    Tontine Financial Partners, L.P.
                                    and as managing member of
                                    Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.



























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