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EXHIBIT 23


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-59886) pertaining to the 2001 Employees' Stock Incentive Plan of
Marine Products Corporation of our report dated March 10, 2003, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Marine Products
Corporation included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2002.

                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
March 17, 2003


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