[TowerTalk] How close to salt water is close enough?

[Mike & Coreen Smith VE9AA]

Wife and I are looking at waterfront properties in VE1/9/VY2/VO1/2.  Ideally
I would like to locate my antennas inland (in the trees)

a little ways to (hopefully?) minimize(??) salt water corrosion and/or
'potential' problems from neighbours.

 

If I was to locate a yagi up 40' of tower, (or say a Butternut vertical 10'
agl) or even a 6m yagi on a short tower inland does it matter?

 

Let's say the rocky land itself was 20' ASL and 400-500' away from shore, is
there any benefit seen in being "close" to salt water or is all the benefit
(whatever that may be) seen only if the salt water is nearly underneath the
antenna?

 

Currently, I work all bands from 160m thru 6m.

 

Comments on corrosion prevention appreciated also.  I've always lived inland
and my only experience with salt water was 3 weeks in 1996 as CY0AA, in
which the salt air corroded all of our aluminum antennas making them look
very old.

 

Thanks much, 

 

Mike VE9AA

 

Mike, Coreen & Corey

Keswick Ridge, NB