South Seas Ventures, Inc. was founded in 2001 by Peter Burgher. Pete was frustrated with factory parts for his Beechcraft Baron. What he found were parts that had not been engineered into better solutions when better solutions were obvious. In order to insure that he did not use 'unapproved' parts on his aircraft, Pete set out to engineer those better solutions and get the necessary FAA approvals. Hence, SSV was created and the inaugural parts are the Door Striker Plate, the Battery Drain Vent Fairing, and the Replacement Step; all for Bonanzas and Barons. Since that time, Michael Kobylik has taken over leadership of SSV and has developed our design staff to include an electrical engineer with extensive experience in component design, and a mechanical engineer with over twenty years of interior component design and fabrication. Additionally, Michael Kobylik is an Aerospace Engineer with over fifteen years of working with aircraft parts and components. Our production capabilities include some of the following: Metal Fabrication (including Turret press stamping, forming, bending), Machine Shop capabilities (including Bridgeport, Lathe, & CNC), Welding (Mil-Spec aluminum, steel, stainless steel), Printed Circuit Board manufacture & assembly, all types of finishes from Alodine to Mil-Spec paint, and fastener installation.