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                                                                      Exhibit 99


 Marine Products Corporation Announces Stock Repurchased in the First Quarter
                                   of 2004

    ATLANTA, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marine Products Corporation
(Amex: MPX) today announced a share repurchase for the first quarter of 2004
of 9,100 shares at an average price of $13.02.  The Board of Directors
approved a program authorizing the repurchase of up to one million shares on
April 25, 2001.  The 3-for-2 split effective March 10, 2004 makes the
effective number of shares available for repurchase 1.5 million.  Since the
program's inception, 456,451 shares (number of shares reflects the 3-for-2
split) have been repurchased, and 1,043,549 additional shares may be purchased
under this program.  The program does not have an expiration date.
    Marine Products is a leading manufacturer of fiberglass boats, including
Chaparral pleasure boats and Robalo sport fishing boats.  Marine Products
Corporation's investor Web site can be found on the Internet
at www.marineproductscorp.com .

     Ben M. Palmer                             Jim Landers
     Chief Financial Officer                   Corporate Finance
     404.321.7910                              404.321.2162
     irdept@marineproductscorp.com

SOURCE  Marine Products Corporation
    -0-                             04/19/2004
    /CONTACT: Ben M. Palmer, Chief Financial Officer, +1-404-321-7910, or
irdept@marineproductscorp.com, or Jim Landers, Corporate Finance,
+1-404-321-2162, both of Marine Products Corporation/
    /Web site:  http://www.marineproductscorp.com /
    (MPX)

CO:  Marine Products Corporation
ST:  Georgia
IN:  MAR
SU:

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