My uncle owns a Cajun he bought it new and has fished out of it for years. Being a fireman he fished weekdays so I was never really around his boat. Yesterday while visiting my parents his boat is in my father's gurage replacing the steering cables PIA having to pull the motor. Anyway I noticed a metal plate on the outside of the transom. Is this standard on Cajuns and why? As far as I know he has never had any issues with the boat other then repowering.