>> Another solution to avoid dunking the engine is to mount a second trailer 

>> hitch on the front.  You get the idea.  A side benefit might be the ease
>> that you can maneuver a trailer this way.
>
>I would be worried about backing the Vanagon up the ramp.  I would think it
>would be much more likely to lose traction.

Yeah, and I'll marry Cindy Crawford.

Do FWD cars backing a trailer into the water, have this problem? If not,
why would a vanagon "fronting" a trailer into the water, have the problem?

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P.S. No, that's *not* a Vanagon with schnorkel, and boat on trailer.