Larry L. Prince Elected to the Marine Products Corporation Board of Directors

ATLANTA, April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marine Products Corporation (NYSE:
MPX) announced today the expansion of the Board to 10 members and the election
of Larry L. Prince, as a new Director of the Company. Prince serves as the
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Genuine Parts
Company; Chairman of the Board from 1990 through February 2005 and Chief
Executive Officer from 1989 through August 2004 of the Genuine Parts Company.
Prince also serves as a director of Crawford & Company, and SunTrust Banks,
Inc.

R. Randall Rollins, Chairman of the Board of Marine Products Corporation,
stated, "Larry Prince is a highly experienced and very successful business
leader. He has guided Genuine Parts Company very successfully and has been
beneficial to the boards on which he has served. We look forward to his
contributions to our board in the years ahead."

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.

For information about Marine Products Corporation please contact:

Ben M. Palmer
Chief Financial Officer
(404) 321-7910
irdept@marineproductscorp.com

Jim Landers
Vice President, Corporate Finance
(404) 321-2162
jlanders@marineproductscorp.com

SOURCE Marine Products Corporation

Ben M. Palmer, Chief Financial Officer, +1-404-321-7910,
irdept@marineproductscorp.com; Jim Landers, Vice President, Corporate Finance,
+1-404-321-2162, jlanders@marineproductscorp.com