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Old 04-29-2013, 03:03 PM   #3 (permalink)
some_other_dave
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The Kamm-back is a truncated boat tail--the same shape to start, but chopped off partway back. It gives you most of the benefit of the full tail, but without the full length. The two are not equivalent.

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