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

                                    FORM 8-K

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

         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 16, 2004

                           Commission File No. 1-16263

                           MARINE PRODUCTS CORPORATION
             (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                             58-2572419
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                           Identification Number)

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

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



Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 16, 2004,  registrant  issued a press release titled,  "Marine  Products
Corporation to Announce  Second Quarter 2004 Results and Host a Conference  Call
on July 28, 2004," that announces the date that Marine Products Corporation will
release its second  quarter 2004 financial  results.  This release also provides
information for the conference call that will discuss these results.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)   Exhibits.

            Exhibit 99 - Press release dated July 16, 2004.

                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                                    Marine Products Corporation.

Date: July 16, 2004                                 /s/ BEN M. PALMER
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Ben M. Palmer
                                                    Vice President,
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                                    and Treasurer