As much as I like the look of a silver boat, there is a real downside, any metallic colour is a real bitch to repair and only the very experianced car repairers will be able to get a descent colour repair, you can always seem to see the repair " edge " and on long flat surfaces such as a boat hull it sticks out like a dogs ****

My suggestion to anyone repainting their boat is to choose a non metallic car colour ( eg Ford Diamond White )with a known colour code and then you will always be able to get a good match