broken spring on mainsheet block ratchet

I have a broken spring on the main sheet ratcheting block for my 1983 H18. It is a Seaways block and the small coiled spring that pushes on the ratchet arm is broken. The spring wraps around a pin between the two side plates of the pulley, the pin appears to be press fit.

Is a replacement spring available and how do you replace it. I am guessing you would need to press the pin out, replace the spring and then press the pin back in. I have a press available to me at work.

I guess the other option is to replace the whole pulley with the ratchet and jamb cleat but that sounds expensive. The rest of my existing block is in good shape except for this small spring.

Here are some pictures:

That was one way of saying... time for an upgrade!

The springs from the Seaway blocks are no longer available through Hobie. No Seaway blocks here since... early 80's?

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

Or, if you're too cheap to upgrade, then forget fixing it and improve your grip. The jam cleats still work, right?

Update - I got the spring replaced last night.

Brad at Sunjamers was nice and sent me an old broken block that had a good spring.

The process was a lot tougher than I thought, the pin that hols the spring and ratchet arm was actually shouldered and held between the plates with the rivet on the knob to turn the ratchet on and off. It cannot be pressed out like I originally thought and tried on the old block . After about 2 hrs work I got the old spring out and put the block back together and everything seems to be working good.

Thanks for all the advice and upgrade suggestions. I may be upgrading to the Harken low profile blocks in the future but at this point I do not have the funds to make that happen. I just need to get the basics done and get the boat out on the water first, then worry about upgrades later.