Abstract: A deck assembly for a skateboard includes a deck that defines a pair of sets of passages corresponding with openings in mounting structures used for mounting trucks to the deck. A number of male connectors correspond with respective passages and openings, each male connector having an externally threaded shank, a head on a distal end of the shank and a tool engaging formation defined on a proximal end of the shank. A number of female connectors correspond with respective passages and openings, each female connector defining an internally threaded barrel, open at both ends, and a flange on a proximal end of the barrel.