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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 11, 2004

                           MARINE PRODUCTS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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        Delaware                         1-6263                  58-2572419
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                 2170 Piedmont Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30324
               (Address of principal executive office) (zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 321-7910


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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 11, 2004, Marine Products  Corporation issued a press release titled,
"Marine Products Corporation Announces Share Repurchases in the Third Quarter of
2004," that announced share  repurchases  that Marine Products  Corporation made
during the third quarter ended September 30, 2004.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated October 11, 2004.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Marine Products Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                    Marine Products Corporation.

Date: October 11, 2004                              /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                                    Ben M. Palmer
                                                    Vice President,
                                                    Chief Financial Officer and 
                                                    Treasurer


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