Garmin 76 series? You can get a Gilsson cover that will add protection. I use a 76CSx for hiking because I cross a lot of steams and if anyone can drop a GPS into water - it's me.
I believe the 76Cx is still in production but you can find the C, CS and CSx cheap on Craigslist and eBay. The CS has more internal memory than the C (and some other minor features) and the CSx has an SD slot so you can have tons of maps load. This is nice if you visit a lot of different waterways and want to load both the street and topo/waterway maps at the same time. They also support an external antenna.
[This message has been edited by TK (edited 06-02-2014).]