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): October 10, 2003

                           Commission File No. 1-16263

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

           Delaware                                             58-2572419
  (State or other jurisdiction                               (I.R.S. Employer
of 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

On October 10, 2003, registrant issued a press release entitled "Marine Products
Corporation  Reports Stock  Buyback,"  that  announces  the  repurchase of 6,200
shares of Marine Products  Corporation  common stock during the third quarter of
2003.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)   Exhibits.

            Exhibit 20 - Press release dated October 10, 2003.

                                   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: October 10, 2003                     /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                           Ben M. Palmer
                                           Vice President,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer