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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 15, 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 15, 2004, Marine Products  Corporation issued a press release titled,
"Marine  Products  Corporation to Announce Third Quarter 2004 Financial  Results
and Host a Conference  Call on October 27,  2004," that  announced the date that
Marine  Products  Corporation  will  release its third  quarter  2004  financial
results.  This release also provided the conference call  information  that will
discuss these results.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated October 15, 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 15, 2004                          /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                                Ben M. Palmer
                                                Vice President,
                                                Chief Financial Officer and 
                                                Treasurer

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