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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): July 27, 2005

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

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         Delaware                        1-16263                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 July 27, 2005, Marine Products Corporation issued a press release entitled,
"Marine Products Corporation Announces Second Quarter Cash Dividend," that
announced its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per
share.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated July 27, 2005


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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: July 27, 2005                       /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                          Ben M. Palmer
                                          Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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